An Anapamu For You Traditional Cache
holazola: The old light pole has been removed - along with the cache.
I have something new in the works nearby....
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One half block west of State street on the sidewalk side of a parking lot wall is a Plaque on the history of the street name "Anapamu". (The cache is located about 60 ft away from this plaque). Here is the Plaque text:
This street name ANAPAMU, meaning "rising place", referred to a prominent hill upon which was situated a shrine where local Chumash Indian people gathered to worship powerful supernatural beings in the world above. The shrine was considered holy and a place where concentrated supernatural power was located.
At the time of Winter Solstice, when prayers were offered to the sun, Santa Barbara's Indian people placed poles decorated with feathers on the summit of Anapamu. These poles were to remain for an entire year, to be renewed by village chiefs in and about Santa Barbara. Prayers for food, good health, protection from bears and rattlesnakes and a host of other human needs and desires were conducted on the summit of such shrines.
Just as the descendants of the Chumash today hold and respect the traditional beliefs of their ancestors it is hoped that through an understanding of their culture you will acquire an appreciation for the meaning of Anapamu.
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Gur Tnc Onaq, erirefrq