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5th: 2nd year of Labor Day observance
22nd: Fall Equinox
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The story starts in the original time known as "once in a blue moon". Krakatoa had erupted in the last week of August, 1883.
September was one of those rare calendar months where the moon was full twice. But this time was different from all the other months with two full moons; the dust cloud from the eruption caused the second full moon to literally appear blue.
This is the time when the State of California had given-up on having the Catholic church be responsible for the education of the Mission Indians. The Chumash are one of the oldest peoples of California and one of the least understood.
They were the Indians of the Sea. They lived from Malibu to Point Mugu, from the Channel Islands to the mountains overlooking the great Imperial Valley. Most of the place names in that region are directly from the Chumash Hokan languages.
They are now known, for the most part as Landless Indians - unrecognized by the Federal Government mostly because of their un-centralized society was mistaken by the Spanish for different tribes. The Chumash were a peace loving people with
high standards and ethics which they taught their children and expected them to follow (more on this later).
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