Post by ༺☆Venelop3☆༻ on Dec 15, 2022 15:27:02 GMT -6
After the event Rain took a larger interest in Rain rituals related to tribes in South America. She was intrigued if these rituals had any more grounds to them, or if it only worked because she was in Fauna's Forest. So she set off. She asked Ina if she could borrow the rain ritual books, and she was allowed, and she took them to a small tribe in South America that apparently relied on these rituals to grow their crops during seasonal South American Droughts. It was the Evéjito tribe, and they had been around since the Pre-Colombian era. When she got to the village, she was taken to the village elder, an older lady called Hiwi. "My dear, apparently you are here to learn the ways of our rain dances, is that right?" Rain nodded her had at Hiwi's question, "Yes... I did a rain dance, near Japan, but in a magically inclined forest, and it worked, I was wondering how reliable you found these dances." Hiwi seemed to think about what Rain said. "We have found them quite reliable, however maybe not as fast as your "Magically inclined forest. We have a dance ceremony this evening, due to the current winter drought. Perhaps you will stay and witness?" Rain nodded again, "I would really appreciate that! Thank you!" Hiwi smiles, "No worries my dear, however you will have to "dress up" a bit." Hiwi laughs, Rain laughs with her, but slightly uncomfortable... what did she mean by that?
About five hours later, as the dusk began to settle and the night started to roll in, the ceremony began. Rain was sat at a large table at the back, sat near the village elder. She was dressed in traditional indigenous garb, and she felt quite uncomfortable. "Um, Hiwi, isn't me wearing your clothes? Like isn't this cultural appropriation of something?" Hiwi laughs, "It would be if you weren't with us whilst you were wearing this, or we hadn't given these clothes to you ourselves! Right now you are just appreciating our culture! "Okay.. I, I see." She still felt slightly uncomfortable, but Hiwi's words had calmed Rain down a little bit. On the far side of the festival the dancing and music had begun, and it was the dance that Rain had learned herself:
Step forward with your left foot.
Raise your right foot while moving forward and bring that foot to the floor.
Continue to step forward in this way--left foot, right foot higher, stomp to floor. Unlike other Native American dances performed in a circle, rain dancers move in a square pattern around the sides of the room or area in which they’re dancing.
During one measure of the song, and while moving forward, face to the right. During the next measure, face to the left. A zigzagging pattern is formed as you continue on in this manner.
Between measures, dancers can stop and twirl in imitation of the wind, which is showing the promise of rain. Whilst chanting or singing the song that’s playing (Mainly the men), or humming along to the tune (Mainly the women).
During the evening the men and women of the tribe took turns doing the dancing, the ones who weren't currently dancing were eating their food, and clapping along to the dancing. Then it came to the back table's turn, where Rain was currently sitting. Hiwi stands, "Well come on Rain, you have to join in!" Rain agrees, and gets up and join the dancers at the front of the ceremony area. Rain spends ages dancing the night away with Hiwi.
After many hours, and as the ceremony was coming to a close, it started to lightly rain. "Wow, it really did work." Exclaimed a surprised Rain, "That's right! Although it may not work during the night like this every time, but we do rely on our dances, to keep our crops growing!" "Thank you Hiwi, this has been enlightening." "No worries my dear, now come on, let's get some shelter from the rain, and a good nights sleep."
~Chapter Eleven End~
About five hours later, as the dusk began to settle and the night started to roll in, the ceremony began. Rain was sat at a large table at the back, sat near the village elder. She was dressed in traditional indigenous garb, and she felt quite uncomfortable. "Um, Hiwi, isn't me wearing your clothes? Like isn't this cultural appropriation of something?" Hiwi laughs, "It would be if you weren't with us whilst you were wearing this, or we hadn't given these clothes to you ourselves! Right now you are just appreciating our culture! "Okay.. I, I see." She still felt slightly uncomfortable, but Hiwi's words had calmed Rain down a little bit. On the far side of the festival the dancing and music had begun, and it was the dance that Rain had learned herself:
Step forward with your left foot.
Raise your right foot while moving forward and bring that foot to the floor.
Continue to step forward in this way--left foot, right foot higher, stomp to floor. Unlike other Native American dances performed in a circle, rain dancers move in a square pattern around the sides of the room or area in which they’re dancing.
During one measure of the song, and while moving forward, face to the right. During the next measure, face to the left. A zigzagging pattern is formed as you continue on in this manner.
Between measures, dancers can stop and twirl in imitation of the wind, which is showing the promise of rain. Whilst chanting or singing the song that’s playing (Mainly the men), or humming along to the tune (Mainly the women).
During the evening the men and women of the tribe took turns doing the dancing, the ones who weren't currently dancing were eating their food, and clapping along to the dancing. Then it came to the back table's turn, where Rain was currently sitting. Hiwi stands, "Well come on Rain, you have to join in!" Rain agrees, and gets up and join the dancers at the front of the ceremony area. Rain spends ages dancing the night away with Hiwi.
After many hours, and as the ceremony was coming to a close, it started to lightly rain. "Wow, it really did work." Exclaimed a surprised Rain, "That's right! Although it may not work during the night like this every time, but we do rely on our dances, to keep our crops growing!" "Thank you Hiwi, this has been enlightening." "No worries my dear, now come on, let's get some shelter from the rain, and a good nights sleep."
~Chapter Eleven End~
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