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2 maj 2018 · Constructed from cedar or Ponderosa pine logs stacked in an intricate octagonal pattern and plastered with mud for insulation, the hogan is about as far off the grid as you can get.
The hogan is a sacred home for the Diné (Navajo) people who practice traditional religion. Every family even if they live most of the time in a newer home — must have the traditional hogan for ceremonies, and to keep themselves in balance. The Navajos used to make their houses, called hogans, of wooden poles, tree bark and mud. The doorway ...
The Navajos used to make their houses, called hogans, of wooden poles, tree bark and mud. The doorway of each hogan opened to the east so they could get the morning sun as well as good blessings. Today, many Diné families still live in hogans, although trailers or more modern houses are tending to replace them.
26 sie 2024 · The construction of a hogan is steeped in tradition, utilizing techniques and materials that have been passed down through generations, each element carefully chosen for its practicality and symbolic significance. To begin with, the hogan’s design is often circular or octagonal, reflecting the Navajo belief in harmony and balance.
16 maj 1997 · HOGAN: Navajo traditional house, 5-sided and 6- or 8-sided (new-style). Part of Pre-contact Native north American housing types, illustrations, maps, construction methods, cultural meanings.
A hogan (/ ˈ h oʊ ɡ ɑː n / or / ˈ h oʊ ɡ ən /; from Navajo hooghan) is the primary, traditional dwelling of the Navajo people. Other traditional structures include the summer shelter, the underground home, and the sweat house.
2 mar 2011 · EIGHT kinds of houses are built by the Navajos, not counting the circles of boughs which in summer often serve the purpose. All except the adopted houses of the white men are well ventilated by a smoke-hole in the roof and a blanket-covered door, facing the east.
