Dances were held to honor the first fruits of spring, the green corn of summer, and the fall harvest. Special prayers welcomed newborn babies into the world, gave blessings to newlyweds, and sent the dead on their journey into the next world. Those who were visited by guardian spirits, had recovered from a severe illness, or desired to give thanks for specific blessings from healing spirits repaid their spiritual leaders by becoming doctors and healers themselves, or using their powers to cast spells, or look into the future, thus influencing the course of events. Religious leaders were highly respected, and had a lot of influence throughout the history of the Lenapes. Crows in Language and Literature Crows are found in almost every part of the world, except for New Zealand.
Crows are very popular in literature and myth.
In Roman mythology, crows, or ravens, were once as white as snow. In Norse mythology, the raven belonged to Odin, the god of war. The raven soared over the battlefield and fed on the bodies of the dead. The raven himself is hoarse That croaks the fatal entrance of Duncan Under my battlements. Crows are very intelligent.