The Full Strawberry Moon reminds me of all these things and of one thing more. Perhaps the Algonquin people knew this next thing better than mostâthe importance of ritual, of acknowledging the rite of passage from daughter to woman. Every June, the Algonquin people held a festival culminating in an all-night dance.
sashay â(plural sashays) 1  A chassÃ©. 2  A sequence of sideways steps in a circle in square dancing.
Sasha /sa-sha/ [2 sylls.] as a girls' name (also used less regularly as boys' name Sasha) is pronounced SAH-shah.It is of Russian and Greek origin, and the meaning of Sasha is man's defender. Short form of Alexander. The-sha ending may not be feminine in Russia, though it is in America.2000 U.S. Census). Shown below is the birth name popularity of Sasha for girls. Sasha was first listed in 1970-1979 and reached its peak rank of #199 in the U.S. in the year 1990, and is currently at #569. (2014 Birth Statistics).