Victor in Ontario County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Wenishadenyoh

The Ceremonial Year

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, October 26, 2018

1. Wenishadenyoh Marker

Inscription. The Seneca year is marked by celebrations of Thanksgiving. The traditional way requires that human beings acknowledge all things which make life possible on earth: the grasses, water, the winds, thunder, the shrubs and trees, the birds, animals, sun, moon and stars. Also included are the people, the earth, and the Three Sisters - corn, beans and squash. The festivals are times when people celebrate these and other life forces as the work of the Creator and the Four Beings.

The Ceremonial Year begins with the Midwinter festival. A time of renewal lasting nine days, it is at the center of Seneca ceremonies. Following Midwinter, the Seneca acknowledge in turn the Maple, the Sun, the Thunderers, the Seeds, the Strawberry, and the String Bean, the Green Corn and the Harvest. The Seneca refer to these as Ceremonials of Thanksgiving.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Religion & Religious Structures.

Location. 42° 57.764′ N, 77° 24.836′ W. Marker is in Victor, New York, in Ontario County. It can be reached from the intersection of Boughton Hill Road (County Route 41) and Victor Holcomb Road (New York State Route 444). Marker is at Ganondagan New York State Historic Site. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Victor NY 14564, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York,

specifically in Western New York,

in the Finger Lakes,

and in the Rochester Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

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At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Women's Rights (within shouting distance of this marker); Hanuwane (within shouting distance of this marker); The Clearing (within shouting distance of this marker); Jikonhsaseh (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Gayanessha'gowa (about 400 feet away); Spring (about 400 feet away); Haudenosaunee (about 400 feet away); Seneca Women as Horticulturalists (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Victor.

Also see . . . Ganondagan - NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. (Submitted on November 9, 2018, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.)

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, October 26, 2018

2. Wenishadenyoh Marker

Marker at center in background. Back of visitor center at left.

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, October 26, 2018

3. Wenishadenyoh Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 9, 2018. It was originally submitted on November 9, 2018, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 303 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 9, 2018, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.