Meet Kokopelli

         
 The first “Crazy Friend”           


Known as a god of fertility, prankster, healer and story teller, Kokopelli has been a source of wonder throughout the country for centuries. Kokopelli dates back over 3,000 years, when the first petroglyphs were carved.

Carvings of this traveling, flute-playing Casanova have been found painted and carved into rock walls and boulders throughout the Southwest.

There are many myths surrounding the famous Kokopelli. One is that he traveled from village to village playing his flute. That brought on the changing of winter to spring, melted the snow and brought about the rain needed for a successful harvest.  It is also said that the hunch on his back depicts the sacks of seeds and songs he carried with him.

Another myth is that Kokopelli’s flute could be heard in the spring breeze and that he was the source of human conception. Legend has it that everyone in the village would sing and dance throughout the night when they heard Kokopelli play his flute. The next morning, every maiden in the village would be with child.

Whoever Kokopelli was, he has been a source of music making, dancing, and spreading  joy to those around him for over 30 centuries.

                                                                                            Kokopelli ... the first Barjo Bon !