Comment to Rankin from Chad Nilep

[Koontz John E]

Chad Nilep (chad.nilep at colorado.edu) asked me to post this letter for him:

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Quoting "Rankin, Robert L" <rankin at ku.edu>:

> NPR's Morning Edition this a.m. (Thurs) carried a piece from a Hopi
> writer in Flagstaff about story-telling in the Winter month(s). He
> mentioned that they believe that in the coldest (lunar) month of
> Winter, spirits are wandering about after dark so they don't whistle,
> make loud noises or beat drums.
>
> There's the belief about whistling attracting spirits again, this time
> from the SW.  It seems to be widespread enough.
>
> If you're in the MST or CST zones, you still may be able to hear it.