L'acchiappasogni (dreamcatcher) è uno strumento spesso associato agli indigeni del Nord America, particolarmente alle tribù Cheyenne e Lakota.
L'acchiappasogni serviva ad allontanare sogni dannosi o che comunque non aiutavano la crescita spirituale del possessore. Veniva donato alla nascita ad ogni bambino, che lo conservava per tutta la vita, decorandolo come meglio credeva.
L'acchiappasogni è composto da un cerchio esterno in legno flessibile (ad esempio in salice) che rappresenta il ciclo della vita e l'universo, una rete per "acchiappare" i sogni e dirigerli, se buoni, verso un filo di perline simboleggianti la natura oppure, se dannosi, verso delle piume di uccelli per allontanarli.
[source: wikipedia]
In Ojibwe (Chippewa) culture, a dreamcatcher is a handmade object based on a willow hoop, on which is woven a loose net or web. The dreamcatcher is then decorated with personal and sacred items such as feathers and beads.
Traditionally, the Ojibwa construct dreamcatchers by tying sinew strands in a web around a small round or tear-shaped frame of willow (in a way roughly similar to their method for making snowshoe webbing). The resulting "dream-catcher", hung above the bed, is used as a charm to protect sleeping children from nightmares. As dreamcatchers are made of willow and sinew, they are not meant to last forever but are intended to dry out and collapse as the child enters the age of wonderment.
The Ojibwa believe that a dreamcatcher changes a person's dreams. According to Konrad J. Kaweczynski, "Only good dreams would be allowed to filter through… Bad dreams would stay in the net, disappearing with the light of day.” Good dreams would pass through and slide down the feathers to the sleeper.
[source wikipedia]
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