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A sweat lodge is a low profile hut, typically dome-shaped or oblong, and made with natural materials. The structure is the lodge , and the ceremony performed within the structure may be called by some cultures a purification ceremony or simply a sweat .
Temazcal at the Joya de Cerén archaeological site, El Salvador. A temazcal is a type of sweat lodge, which originated with indigenous peoples in Mesoamerica.The term temazcal comes from the Nahuatl language, either from the words teme (to bathe) and calli (house), [1] or from the word temāzcalli [temaːsˈkalːi] (house of heat).
Temescal, Temascal and Temazcal are all forms of the Nahuatl word temāzcalli which refers to a type of sweat lodge used by indigenous Mesoamericans. Temescal, Temascal, or Temazcal might also refer to:
On the solstice and equinox the lodge performs a set of ceremonies that begin at dusk and end at dawn. Each of the ceremonies differ, with the winter ceremony being the highest ceremony of the lodge. All of the lodge ceremonies begin with a purification done through a Madoodiswan (sweat lodge). After the sweat the ceremony begins at dusk and ...
Lodge is a general term for a hut or cabin such as a log cabin or cottage. Lodge is used to refer to a tipi, sweat lodge, and hunting, fishing, skiing, and safari lodge. Mitato – a small, dry stone hut in Greece; Orri – a French dry stone and sod hut; Rondavel – Central and South Africa
Lodge, a building for temporary or seasonal lodging, such as: Hunting lodge (disambiguation), a building that is built to accommodate hunters; Mountain hut, a hostel for trekkers, very often called a lodge; Safari lodge, also called a game lodge, a type of tourist accommodation in southern and eastern Africa
A record-setting heat blast that swept across the Midwest this week has been made worse by the region's vast fields of cornstalks. Through a natural process commonly called "corn sweat," water ...
A sweat lodge structure like that used for Lakota ini kaġapi rites. A basic preparation before Lakota rituals is the ini kaġapi ("they revitalize themselves"), a period of time spent in a purification lodge or sweat lodge. [212] A shorter variant of this process is often termed the inípi. [213] This is deemed a time for prayer. [214]