Pagan Festival Shout Out: Iroquois Thunder Ceremony

In thanksgiving for the rains. Iroquois believe Awenhai/Sky Woman descended from the Sky into the watery abyss, and landed on Turtle, on whom She created Earth. The Thunder Ceremony is held when we hear the first thunder in Spring, to welcome back our Grandfathers - The Thunder Beings, so that they may resume their task of cleansing the air and replenishing the waters of Mother Earth.