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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. 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.

  4. Mhande - Wikipedia

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    Mhande is defined as an indigenous song-dance performed as part of the mutoro ceremony, the annual rain ritual of the Karanga. [3] The Mhande dance goes beyond a typical dance performed to a song; it carries historical significance and a deeper meaning.

  5. Texas history: We pick 20 of the best songs about Texas - AOL

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    Our panel of four picks some of the best songs about Texas. You pick your Lone Star State favorites.

  6. 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 ...

  7. Music of Texas - Wikipedia

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    Texas in the United States. The U.S. state of Texas has long been a center for musical innovation and is the birthplace of many notable musicians. Texans have pioneered developments in Tejano and Conjunto music, Rock 'n Roll, Western swing, jazz, Piano, punk rock, country, hip-hop, electronic music, gothic industrial music, religious music, mariachi, psychedelic rock, zydeco and the blues.

  8. Tejano music pioneer celebrates Central Texas roots - AOL

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    CENTRAL TEXAS (FOX 44) – If you listened to most any Spanish radio, you’ve probably heard the soulful sounds of a Central Texas native who has won five Grammys. In his first interview since ...

  9. Ready those dance moves now, now, now, now. Beyoncé's new country song "Texas Hold 'Em" has fans line dancing all over social media. "I wanna learn country dance now,” one fan posted on X. The ...