ount ▁the ▁elaborate ▁N ava jo ▁creation ▁story ▁( ). ▁ ▁One ▁of ▁most ▁important ▁B less ing ▁Way ▁r ites ▁is ▁the ▁K ina ald á ▁ceremony , ▁in ▁which ▁a ▁young ▁girl ▁makes ▁the ▁transition ▁to ▁woman hood ▁upon ▁her ▁men ar che . ▁During ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁the ▁ceremony , ▁the ▁girl ▁en act s ▁the ▁part ▁of ▁Ch anging ▁Woman ▁( ), ▁the ▁powerful ▁spirit ▁woman ▁responsible ▁for ▁fert ility ▁entering ▁the ▁world . ▁The ▁K ina ald á ▁ceremony ▁includes ▁the ▁girl ▁demonstr ating ▁end urance ▁by ▁rit ual ised ▁running , ▁each ▁dawn ▁over ▁a ▁period ▁of ▁several ▁days , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁hair - com bing ▁rit ual ▁and ▁the ▁b aking ▁of ▁a ▁large ▁corn ▁c ake . ▁ ▁Over view ▁of ▁K ina al da ▁Cer em ony ▁ ▁The ▁N ava jo ▁people ▁see ▁a ▁young ▁girl ' s ▁first ▁men stru ation ▁as ▁a ▁time ▁of ▁joy ▁and ▁happiness . ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁becoming ▁a ▁woman . ▁It ▁is ▁imper ative ▁that ▁this ▁ceremony ▁be ▁done ▁correctly ▁because ▁it ▁sets ▁the ▁tone ▁for ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁her ▁life . ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁important ▁that ▁the ▁ceremony ▁involves ▁family ▁and ▁community . ▁The ▁purpose ▁of ▁the ▁K ina al da ▁ceremony ▁is ▁to ▁ensure ▁that ▁the ▁child ▁transition ing ▁into ▁woman hood ▁will ▁be ▁prepared ▁to ▁take ▁on ▁the ▁social ▁roles ▁and ▁expect ations ▁of ▁a ▁N ava jo ▁woman , ▁not ▁only ▁in ▁strength ▁and ▁end urance ,