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  2. Rainmaking (ritual) - Wikipedia

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    A rain dance being performed in Harar, Eastern Ethiopia Rain dance, ca. 1920 (from the Potawatomi agency, presumably Prairie Band Potawatomi people) Rainmaking is a weather modification ritual that attempts to invoke rain. It is based on the belief that humans can influence nature, spirits, or the ancestors who withhold or bring rain. [1]

  3. Dihosana - Wikipedia

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    Dihosana is a traditional dance by Kalanga people or Ikalanga people which existed for a long period of time. Dihosana involves the invitation of ancestors through trance to pray for rain. It is a rain making dance. [1] Dihosana is a dance heritage which has been inherited from the fore fathers by those practising it.

  4. Snow dance - Wikipedia

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    The Snow Dance, which is meant to summon snow, contrasts the Native American tradition of ushering in rain through what is called the rain dance. Although the Snow Dance is typically performed to invite a type of weather appreciated mainly for its beauty and the fun to be had in it, the success and failure of the rain dance is a matter of survival.

  5. Eagle dance - Wikipedia

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    The eagle dance is a ritual dance practiced by some American Indians.It is used by the Pueblos to ask for rain, and Iroquois use it to ask for peace and cure. It originated from the calumet dance and is performed by two to four men with artificial wings on their arms, producing movements that imitate eagles.

  6. Robam Moni Mekhala - Wikipedia

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    It is a rain dance that explores the Cambodian myth of thunder, lightning, and rain associated with Buddhist mythology. Most of the time, this dance depicts the fight between Reamesor and Moni Mekhala where Reamesor (Ramasura/ Parashurama) or Ream Eyso attempts to seize the magical crystal ball from Moni Mekhala and this fighting creates a storm.

  7. Taylor Swift Pretends to Throw Football in the Middle of ...

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    Taylor Swift is clearly putting her football knowledge, courtesy of boyfriend Travis Kelce, to use during The Eras Tour. During her Friday, October 25, concert in New Orleans, Swift, 34, subtly ...

  8. Sun Dance - Wikipedia

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    Placing the clan poles, c. 1910. Several features are common to the ceremonies held by Sun Dance cultures. These include dances and songs passed down through many generations, the use of a traditional drum, a sacred fire, praying with a ceremonial pipe, fasting from food and water before participating in the dance, and, in some cases, the ceremonial piercing of skin and trials of physical ...

  9. Why Bees Do the Waggle Dance - AOL

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    The longer the dance goes on, the further away the flowers are. The angle of the waggle communicates to the others which direction to fly. The bee also brings a sample along so the other bees know ...