kiva
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- noun
- /ˈkiːvə/
- In the kivas in late winter, special ceremonies are performed, including the planting of bean sprouts.
- kiva, an underground ceremonial
- kiva, or underground
Examples
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Just south of her house is a pueblo complex with a kiva and room.
Academic text (2004) -
Liberty was trying very hard to remember the layout of the kivas, where the people had gathered for religious ceremonies.
Fiction book (1993) -
We are standing on top of a kiva, no doubt a very ancient kiva.
Fiction book (1993) -
In the floor of the kiva, there is always a small hole called a sipapu.
Fiction book (1993) -
"We were excavating a kiva surrounded by rooms," she says.
Academic text (2004) -
The large ceremonial rooms known as kivas, where special ceremonies and rituals were held, varied from pueblo to pueblo.
Fiction book (1993) -
The Pueblo people gather in the kiva for their sacred ceremonies and community meetings.
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During the festival, families decorated their kiva with colorful symbols to honor their traditions.
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Archaeologists discovered ancient artifacts inside the kiva, illustrating its importance in Pueblo culture.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Kiva comes from the languages of the Native Pueblo people in the American Southwest and originally meant a 'ceremonial room' often built round and below ground. That's why a kiva today is a round, often underground room used for community meetings and religious ceremonies.