The materials with which the hooghan was constructed were then serenaded. The South [Shádi'ááh] pole was called the pole of Mountain Woman; the west ['E'e'aah] pole was called the pole of Water Woman; the north [náhooks] pole was the pole of Corn Woman. The other materials filling the space between the poles was also sung to as well as the rainbow [nááts'íílid] cover over all. These songs [sin] were called the chief or planning hooghan songs [sin]. The first no-sleep ceremonial was then held and thus established the hooghan as the place of worship for the Blessing Way [Hózhójí] and all other ceremonials.
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