Are there really Native American Rain Dances?And do they work?
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They work if you do them long enough.  Timing is really important.
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1. Presumably the words "What are the ..." are missing from your question. If you can't be bothered to ask a proper question, you can hardly expect to get a proper answer.\n\n2. I would suggest these as a start:\na) traditional/folk music\nb) traditional costume\nc) normally danced either in pairs or as a larger group\nd) likely to be practised:\n(i) in rural or small urban areas (not in cities)\n(ii) where culture is perceived to be under threat of suppression or extinction.\n\n3. You should find out what you can on the internet. Yahoo! Answers is not a great place to get answers to a question such as this. I recommend searching at www.dogpile.com
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We had a teacher at school who did a project on erosion that I still remember, so it must have taught us somehting.\n\nHe got a wheelbarrow load of fine sand and piled it into a mound out in theplayground. Then he got a hose and wet the top of it and let some of it wash away. \n\nNot only do you see a practical demonstration of the way that rain erodes mountains and forms streams and rivers but by varying the steepness of the mound or the speed of the water falling on it you can form shallow, broad wandering 'rivers' or steep sided straight valleys and so on.\n\nWe all thought it was prety cool that you could actualy see the rivers form as you watched.
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I taught that trick to my children as a way to help them through storms, thast way they are waiting for the next crash of thunder, and can count as it gets closer then moves away..I may be a nut too, but I love storms, tonights were awesome!
635219
Wasn't able to find anything on how it started or when, but I found a couple of links where you might be able to get some more information.  I did find some speculation on it originating from Maypole dancing or tree dancing, but nothing solid.  Good luck.
1053124
well I am from Hawaii where it rains alot. I mean alot. In fact the island next to where I am from is the wettest land mass on the planet. Now the tuba is not a very common instrument in the state of Hawaii, however.......I can not get into the specifics of the story (to protect the Innocent) but the answer is yes it does sound like a wet fart.....oh and Mike P...Your and A$$hole. No wonder your mom is the only one sending you valentines cards.
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It's a type of dance.
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whats with the guy that said 'no, but i jerked off'? i guess thats supposed to be clever. anyway i dont recall any 'hot' puddles but i like to go out in the rain instead of waiting til after it stops, barefoot if im just stepping outside.
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YES, there are, but your biggest concern would still be tornados!  Back in the late summer/early fall of 2000 there was one in Amarillo.  That was the first time I had ever "felt" one.  My brother and I were sitting on the couch and it felt like someone started shaking it!  It was very brief, but everyone in our apt building opened their doors and were asking "did you feel that??  was that a.... NO WAY!"  Since then, there have been smaller ones here and there that are getting a bit of media coverage, like the one in Dumas, but not that entense or frequent.  Now I'm no geologist, but Amarillo DOES sit on top of an underground mountain range, so that might contribute.  The Panhandle Plains Historical Museum in Canyon, which every school kid is like REQUIRED to go to on at least 3 field trips in their lives, has an exhibit on it.  Pretty interesting.
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Check out the Myth Buster show. They proved the answer is run. One gets wetter if one runs in the rain!
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You are right!  My daughter is a tribal member and her tribe doesn't celebrate Columbus day- they just tack on an extra day of festivities during the Fourth of July (Chief Taholah Days). However, as far as a National American Indian holiday? There should be some!!
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Of course not. I used to spend summers on a reservation because I'm half Apache. There are laws, and there are no 'costumes', there never was. They have always had ritual clothing, but it was and is sacred, and not used for every day wear. Native Americans were and are very civilized people. When someone feels threatened, they are going t oact out. That's what happened when the English came. They were protecting themselves from genocide.
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http://www.rain-tree.com/facts.htm\nread it and u will get a answer
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Yes they did and the Spanish thought it was the work of the devil, Native American indians have the same story, the flood probably was the ice melting then building back up as ice ages do not just stop, they ebb like waves just not as fast of course
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Here are a few examples about RAIN:\n\nGreek: Zeus is the god of the sky & rain.  His priests would dip an oak branch into water to make it rain.\nRoman:  Jupiter is the god of sky & rain.  Small images of him were thrown into the Tiber river to bring rain.\nHebrew:  Rain came from heaven.  Sinfulness caused drought.  \nBuddhist: Priests pour water into holes in the floor of the temple to make it rain.\nHindu: Women tie a frog to a winnowing fan and sing a song about the frog needing water.  The frog is then sprinkled with water, which then passed through the fan.  This then produces rain.  The northern Indian festival of Nagpanchami and the southern Indian festival of Nagara-panchami happen during the rainy season, and images of snakes are bathed in the water.\nCeltic/Druidic: A procession went to a sacred spring or well, where people would beat on the water's surface to make it rain.  Also, water was poured over sacred stones.\n\nMany animals are associated with rain, often being the totems of the various rain gods.  Such animals are: frogs, toads, lizards, snakes, etc.\n\nRain/sky gods are often the most powerful of a given pantheon.  They are also thought to be quite virile, and due to this rain is often seen as a fertilizing force, "impregnating" the earth (usually represented as a goddess).
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"Mick Mack Tribal Dancing\nEthan, one of our guides, belonged to a Native American tribe called the Mick Mack tribe.  He amazed us with his traditional Native American dancing and singing while we sat around a bonfire. "
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Dancing has been around as long as people have. It is one of many forms of communication, and appears to have no particular "birthdate". Ancient peoples danced to bring rain, worship gods, and court eachother.