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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]
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.
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.
If a cat has an outcry during the event, it is supposed to mean that it will rain soon. [1] Khmer and Thai people hope that rain will come from 3 to 7 days after the ceremony. This hae nang maew helps build their confidence that it will rain, and it brings the unification of those in the village due to the required work from the community. [3]
Among the best known examples of weather modification rituals are North American rain dances, historically performed by many Native American tribes, particularly in the Southwestern United States. Pages in category "Rainmaking (ritual)"
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.
[8] [9] The dance was also accompanied by earthly sounds that emulated rain, birds, or whirling wind, allowing the dancers to shake and incorporate all the senses of their body. [ 10 ] [ 11 ] Common examples of instruments used to replicate these natural sounds are huēhuētls (drums), teponaztli (a marimba-type drum), flutes , and seed pods ...
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