| 单词 | rain dance |
| 释义 | > as lemmasrain dance rain dance n. (esp. among North American Indians) a ritual dance performed in order to encourage the onset of rain. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > non-European magic (miscellaneous) > [noun] > rain-making > rain dance or procession rain dance1870 rain procession1885 1870 J. W. De Forest in Galaxy Nov. 645 She was quite amazed when she learned that this was not a wedding, but a rain-dance. 1930 J. M. Buttree Rhythm of Redman 89 It is the privilege of all to improvise the new song for each rain dance. 2000 Canad. Geographic Jan. 75/1 In 1892, Cree leader Piapot held a rain dance at a site 400 kilometres southwest of present-day Regina. < as lemmas |
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