First Man, First Woman, Coyote, Begochiddy, and Water-Monster were central figures in the Emergence (Hajíínáí). Coyote's theft of Water-Monster's children provoked the great flood that drove the people upward through the worlds into the Glittering World.
The Anaye were conceived as a consequence of the separation of the sexes during the Hajíínáí. Improper behavior during the years men and women lived apart gave birth to the alien monsters that would terrorize the Glittering World.
The Blessingway's chants preserve the Hajíínáí in sacred song, re-walking the journey from the dark First World upward through the hollow reed into the Glittering World — every performance recreating the original act of creation.
Changing Woman appeared as an infant on a sacred mountain shortly after the Hajíínáí, the Emergence of the people from the lower worlds into the Glittering World, her birth heralding renewal and fertility for the newly surfaced land.
After the people completed the Hajíínáí into the Glittering World, Hastsezini stamped his foot and the Pleiades leapt to his ankle — then he flung the star crystals across the dark sky, placing each constellation before Coyote scattered the rest.
The sacred Jish (medicine bundles) were carried by First Man and First Woman through the four worlds of the Hajíínáí, containing the seeds of mountains, star patterns, and ceremonial prototypes used to organize the Glittering World.
The first Kinaaldá (coming-of-age ceremony) was performed after the Hajíínáí for the rapidly maturing Changing Woman, establishing the rite that connects young Navajo women to the creation narrative.
Nilch'i (Holy Wind) arose as mists of light through the primordial darkness of the First World during the Hajíínáí, animating the Holy People and giving them purpose.
After the Hajíínáí, Spider Man built the first loom from sky and earth cords strung with lightning, sun rays, and rain streaks, giving the Navajo the frame upon which Spider Woman would teach them to weave.
After the Holy People emerged into the Glittering World during the Hajíínáí, they fashioned the sun from a turquoise disk and chose Jóhonaaʼéí to bear it across the sky each day, establishing the cycle of light that governs the Fifth World.
The Monster Slaying is the narrative sequel to the Hajíínáí. The Anaye born during the Emergence had to be destroyed by the Hero Twins before the Glittering World could be made safe.
Tłʼéhonaaʼéí (Moon Bearer) was appointed to carry the white shell moon disk after the Hajíínáí, complementing Sun Father's daily journey and establishing the alternation of day and night.
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