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When the white men came to North American, they found the Indians. They believed that these people were more like animals than people. They called then “savages”.
Later some people found that the Indians had a very good culture. They were a very spiritual people, and they had their own oral traditions.
The Indians believe that the world of the spirits was all around them. When people died, they believe that their spirits lived on, often as a familiar animals or fish. If a person they lived died, and they saw a whale close to the shore, they believed that the dead person was that whale, and that it had come back to say good --bye.
All of these beliefs were told, and became part of a very rich folk culture.
Each family had its own stories, and each story had its hero. The Indian people wanted to keep their stories alive, so they made large totem poles that told the story of their family. There totem poles stood outside their house, so that everyone could see that story of the family.
The Indians had many folk tales. They liked to have parties, and when they had a party, they would tell their stories. Sometimes their story was told by dancing. Most of the stories had animals, using wood, hair, and sea shells. They believed that when they put on the masks and danced, they became that creature.
Some of the missionaries that came tried to stop the Indians from making totem poles. Other missionaries tried to work with the Indians’ culture, while they taught them European religion. There was a Jesuit missionary called Father Brebuf, who worked in what is now Northern Ontario. In 1643 he made a beautiful Christmas carol for the Indians. The Indians didn’t know about God, but they had their Gitchee Manitou, who was very similar. The Indians didn’t know about barns, so he had the baby born in a lodge. The Christ child was wrapped in rabbits’ fur. The wise men became Indian braves. The Indians didn’t know about the kinds of gifts the wise men brought, so Father Brebuf had them bring beaver skins. In this way, the Indians were able to sing about Christmas in a way they could understand.
To this day, this beautiful Christmas carol is sung in Canada at Christmas time. Hundreds of years later, this carol is now part of the Canadian folk culture.
后来有人发现,印度人有一个非常好的文化。他们是很精神的人,他们有自己的口头传统。
印度人认为,世界上所有的精神是他们周围。当人死亡,他们相信,他们生活在精神,作为一个熟悉的动物或鱼往往。如果一个人,他们生活中死亡,他们看见一条鲸鱼靠近海岸,他们认为,死者是鲸鱼,它已经回来说声-再见。
这些观念都被告知,成为一个非常丰富的民俗文化的一部分。
每个家庭都有自己的故事,每个故事有它的英雄。印度人民想保住自己的故事活着,所以他们的大图腾柱告诉了家人的故事。有图腾柱站在外面的房子,这样大家都可以看到,家庭的故事。
印度人有许多民间故事。他们喜欢有政党,当他们有一个党,他们将讲述他们的故事。有时他们的故事告诉跳舞。对多数人的故事动物,使用木材,头发,和贝壳。他们相信,当他们的面具,手舞足蹈地说,他们成为造物。
有些跑到试图阻止作出印第安人图腾柱的传教士。其他传教士试图与印第安人的文化,而他们教给他们的欧洲的宗教。有一个传教士叫父亲Brebuf,谁在现在北安大略省工作。他在1643年为印第安人美丽的圣诞颂歌。印度人不知道上帝,
但他们有自己Gitchee曼尼,谁非常相似。印度人不知道谷仓,所以他提出了一个出生的婴儿。基督孩子裹在兔皮毛。勇士成为印度的智者。印度人不知道的礼物智者所带来的种,所以父亲Brebuf已吨
褶边带来海狸皮。这样,印度人能够唱有关圣诞节的方式,他们能够理解。
为了这一天,这个美丽的圣诞颂歌,是在加拿大唱圣诞节的时间。几百年后,这卡罗尔现在是加拿大民俗文化的一部分。
后来有人发现了一个很好的印地安人的文化。他们是一个很精神的人,和他们自己的口碑。
印第安人相信世界上的精神是在他们周围。当人死亡,他们相信他们的精神生活,常常作为一种常见的动物或鱼。一个人如果他们住在死后,他们看见一头鲸鱼接近岸边,他们认为死者是鲸鱼,它已经回来说好的—再见。
所有这些信仰被告知,并成为一个非常丰富的民俗文化。
每个家庭都有自己的故事,每个故事都有它的英雄。印度人想留住他们的故事还活着,所以他们让大图腾柱,把这件事告诉了他们的家庭。有图腾柱站在外面,他们的房子,以便每个人都能看到那个故事的家庭。
印地安人有许多民间传说。他们喜欢开派对,当他们有一个聚会,他们会告诉他们的故事。有时他们的故事告诉了舞蹈。大部分的故事,用木头,动物的头发和贝壳。他们认为当他们戴上口罩,跳舞,就该生物。
传教士,来试图阻止印第安人从图腾柱。其他的传教士试图与印第安人的文化,而他们教训他们,欧洲的宗教。有一个天主教传教士叫父亲Brebuf、曾在现在的安大略北部。在清教徒,他做了一个漂亮的圣诞颂歌的印第安人。印第安人并不了解神,但他们的Gitchee民族鬼怪神灵,谁是非常相似的。印第安人并不了解的谷仓,所以他有婴儿出生在一个小屋。基督的孩子被包裹在兔子的皮毛。智者成了印第安勇士。印第安人并不了解各类礼品智者带来了他们,所以爸爸Brebuf海狸皮带来。用这种方法,印第安人是能够吟唱圣诞在某种程度上,他们能够理解。
直到今日,这美丽的《圣诞欢歌》是在加拿大在圣诞节的时候唱的歌。数百年后,这个卡罗是现在的加拿大民俗文化的一部分。