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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]
Blox Fruits (formerly known as Blox Piece), is an action fighting game created by Gamer Robot that is inspired by the manga and anime One Piece. [165] In the game, players choose to be a master swordsman, a powerful fruit user, a martial arts attacker or a gun user as they sail across the seas alone or in a team in search of various worlds and ...
Lady Gongsun of the Tang dynasty, who was known for her elegant sword dancing, as depicted in Gathering Gems of Beauty (畫麗珠萃秀). Sword dances in China and Vietnam, known as jian wu or múa kiếm, began as a military training exercise with swords and spears which evolved into an elaborate acrobatic dance. [8]
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Rain dance, a Native American ritual dance to invoke rain; Raindance Communications, a US company that provides online meeting, web conferencing and teleconferencing services; Raindance Film Festival and Film School; Raindance (Clark Datchler album), 1990; Raindance (Gryphon album), 1975; Raindance (David Lasley album), 1984; Raindance (Sara ...
Attempts to bring rain directly have waned with development of the science of meteorology, laws against fraud, and improved weather forecasting, with some exceptions such as cloud seeding and forms of prayer including rain dances, which are still practiced today. Prayers for rain is also a common cultural practice for Christians and Muslims.
2016 Grenoside Boxing Day dance. The long sword dance (or longsword dance [notes 1]) is a hilt-and-point sword dance recorded mainly in Yorkshire, England.The dances are usually performed around Christmas time and were believed to derive from a rite performed to enable a fruitful harvest.
Touken Ranbu quickly became very popular in Japan, particularly with young women, and had over 1.5 million registered players by 2016. [6] The game has been credited with accelerating the Japanese cultural trend of "katana women" (カタナ女子, katana joshi) – women who are interested in, and who pose with, historical Japanese swords. [7]