The American Indian New Year is celebrated during the Planting Moon in May. “It is the time of year when everything turns green,” says Chief Wise Owl of Nipmunks in Webster, Massachusetts. “On January 1, everything is cold and dead, but in May the trees bud and grass grows and everything is new.” Wise Owl and his clan, the Chaubunagungamaugs, take part in a daylong celebration on the second Saturday in May. They share a meal, plant a tree, and form a circle around a fire to chant and dance. They feed the fire with last season’s bean, squash, and corn (the three sisters) and ask the Creator to help them with a bountiful harvest. At the ceremony’s end, they take corn seeds home to plant in their fields.