First Man and First Woman fashioned the moon from a perfect white shell disk and placed it on Tłʼéhonaaʼéí's back, charging him to carry it across the night sky as counterpart to the sun.
The Diyin Dine'é (Holy People) are the supernatural beings of Navajo tradition who created the world, guided the people through the underworlds to the Glittering World, and taught the ceremonial ways that maintain hózhó (harmony).
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.
Tłʼéhonaaʼéí and Hastsezini share the night sky, with the Moon Bearer illuminating the constellations that Black God carefully placed among the stars.
Hatałii schedule ceremonies according to Tłʼéhonaaʼéí's phases, timing healing rituals to align with the lunar cycle's spiritual rhythms.
Sun Father carries the turquoise sun disk across the sky by day, and Tłʼéhonaaʼéí carries the white shell moon disk by night — twin bearers placed in their courses by the Holy People after the emergence, dividing time between light and darkness.
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