Hopi Agriculture

Ceremonial Cycle

The Hopi agricultural cycle serves as a guide for their ceremonial life. The following chart lists agricultural tasks by the month and ceremonies associated with them.

To see a color chart of the Hopi Agricultural/Ceremonial Cycle, click Color Chart.

To see a table of the Hopi Agricultural/Ceremonial Cycle, click Table

Katsina Night Ceremonies
     
(January thru April)     
               
                          Tasks

Feburary:     Clear fields

Late March:   Plant early corn (Hopi sweet corn) 
& April

Katsina Day Ceremonies
  
(Mid-April thru July)   

                          Tasks

May:      Plant "main" corn, melons, beans, squash
& June    Apricots harvested (Weather Permitting)

July:     Weeding, hoeing, and thinning individual corn plants.
          Harvest early corn

Non-Katsina Ceremonies
(August thru Janurary)


                           Tasks

August:   Harvest main corn and beans

Sept.:    Harvest main corn, beans, squash, and fruits

Oct.:     Harvest main corn and fruits

Nov.:     Final late harvest

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