Dream catchers were created by the Ojibwa people.
Dreamcatcher is a term that is not part of the dictionary prepared by the Royal Spanish Academy ( RAE ). Its use, however, is common to refer to an object to which magical or mystical powers are attributed.
A dream catcher is a type of hoop with a net and ornamental elements that is hung from a bed, a window, a door or a wall. This element is said to act as a filter for people's dreams : positive dreams "pass through" the network, while nightmares are trapped and, the next day, evaporate by light.
Origin of the dream catcher
Dream catchers were devised by the Ojibwa people, an aboriginal culture of North America . Beginning in the 1960s , its popularity spread to other Aboriginal cultures in the region and their descendants.
For a time , dream catchers were considered a symbol of Aboriginal traditions, although later they became widespread and transformed into a commercial product.
Data of interest
In addition to what is indicated, another series of important aspects must be taken into consideration in relation to the dream catcher:
- The usual thing, or at least in its origin, is that the ring that served as the base and protagonist of this element was made of willow wood .
- The ring in question represents the movements of the sun and the moon .
- The Aboriginal people who devised the dream catcher were based on the figure of Asibikaashi . She was also known as "spider woman" and her job was none other than taking care of everyone: specifically, she went to the babies' cribs with the purpose of eliminating all the nightmares they might suffer.
Today dream catchers are used as decorative elements.
Dream catchers as decorative objects
Today dream catchers are sold as decorative objects all over the world. Many people, in this way, have dream catchers and do not even know the power that its creators attributed to this piece that often has feathers hanging from the ring.
In the same way, we have to indicate that, in recent years, what has occurred is a notable increase in the number of people who have chosen to get a dreamcatcher tattooed somewhere on their body. In that case, from said tattoo we can highlight some particularities such as these:
- On a visual level it is very attractive and striking.
- It is an original tattoo.
- Follow the trends of betting on tribal or ethnic reasons.
- Those who decide to tattoo that element on their bodies often do so as a way to protect themselves from evil. That is, they see it as an amulet that protects them from bad energy, bad memories and the " toxic people" they have had in their life.
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"Atrapasueños" , on the other hand, is the title of the second album recorded by Carajo , an Argentine rock band.
Released in 2004 , the album has a song named after the album and other songs such as "El error" , "De Frente al Mar" and "Triste" . The presentation of "Atrapasueños" took place in the City of Buenos Aires .