November 6, 2013

The Native American Way of Dating

Today in music class, my teacher, Mr. Ferguson, taught us about the Native American way of dating or asking another person out.  So since the village is so small, everyone knows each other's schedule.  So when the guy wants to date the girl, he already know her schedule (which probably helps a lot!) and is then able to surprise her.  So what they do is they make a shaft of wood and strap it to their leg for about two days.  They thought that is was like making your soul come into this piece of wood.  Then once the two days were over, you would craft the stick of wood into a flute.  And then, while the girl was getting water by a stream or another kind of thing, you would hide behind something and play a special song just for her.  You would continue with that same routine for a few days until she says yes.  That's a pretty cool way of dating isn't it!