The saguaro cactus is the iconic plant of the Arizona borderlands, and in June and early July, its fruit ripens. For the Tohono O’odham Nation, harvest time for the “bahidaj,” or saguaro fruit, is sacred and marks the new year. (AP Video: Ross D. Franklin)
In Arizona, a sacred saguaro harvest marks the Tohono O’odham new year
The saguaro cactus is the iconic plant of the Arizona borderlands, and in June and early July, its fruit ripens. For the Tohono O’odham Nation, harvest time for the “bahidaj,” or saguaro fruit, is sacred and marks the new year. (AP Video: Ross D. Franklin)