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Butterflies in the Cherokee Culture
Cherokee Butterfly Dance
- Represent...
- Change
- Balance
- Symbols of...
- Good luck
- The Great Spirit's gift to the humans
When it Happens
The Legend
- Powwows happen in the beginning of July
- Third through the fifth
- Butterflies were created by the Great Spirit as a gift
- Created using the colors of women's hair, summer sun, the lake, and the sky
- Whisper wishes to butterflies so they take them to the Great Spirit
- Easy for the Great Spirit to see
- Wishes will be answered quickly