Hello, friend!
During our recent Solar Eclipse
New Moon Ceremony, we were intrigued by the
variety of spiritual myths from ancient
cultures to explain the phenomenon of an
eclipse. For example - In the language of
the Pomo Native American tribe of Northern
California, the word for solar eclipse
translates to “Sun Got Bit By
Bear.” As the story goes, one day a
bear went for a walk along the Milky Way.
But soon, he found his path blocked by the
sun, and the two began to quarrel. The bear
bit the sun causing a solar eclipse, then
went on his way.
Such myths undoubtedly arose from
the fact that during the early stages of a
solar eclipse, the sun appears to have a
bite taken out of it. Traditionally, it was
believed that such sun-eating creatures
could be driven off by creating as much
noise as possible: yelling, ringing bells,
and banging pots and pans. People in many
cultures still get together to bang pots
and pans and make loud noises during a
solar eclipse.
