YUTA

GODS AND SPIRITS

• Makagagahum- Surpreme god
• Lasang- tree spirit
• Ulan- wind spirit
• Tanom- plant spirit
• Hugaw- soil spirit

SYMBOLS

TEN-RAYED SUN

MARIGOLD

RAINDROP

BELIEFS

• Everyone is equal
• Physical and spiritual realms are together as one
• Humans and spirits can interact
• We are reborn into nature when we die
• Freedom and leisure and peace is at the core

All practitioners have bald heads. This promotes equality and eliminates any shame of bald-headed people. Everyone wears cool leaf hats.

COMMANDMENTS

• Coexist peacefully with nature
• Only use what is necessary
• Do not disturb the peace of nature
• Be a whole community
• Treat everyone equally and respectfully

HOLY DAYS

SPRING SOLSTICE:
The followers have a feast in celebration of the coming of vegetation and welcome the revival of nature after the winter

FALL SOLSTICE:
Followers harvest food for storage and have a ceremony to see off the plants and creatures until Spring

RITUALS

Meditation: followers meditate to become one with nature and communicate with spirits through meditation

The Rain Planting:
Followers plant seeds after the rain as an offering to the plant spirits

Tree Singing:
Practitioners sing traditional songs to encourage good growth from trees

Prayer:
Followers pray directly to Makagagahum and the other spirits to assist them through life

By Tama, Juliet, Mary Todd, Alex, Riley, and Davis