Native American rain dance

ince there would be protracted droughts in the southwest of America during the summer, the Native American rain dance was most popular among those tribes.

The natives could face severe difficulties as a result of the droughts because rain was necessary for both their food crops and survival. Since the rain dance usually occurs in the driest month of the year, this ritual was typically carried out in mid-to late-August each year. Unlike other tribal rituals where men were the only ones permitted, the Native American rain dance was performed by both men and women of the tribe.

Every year, the Native Americans perform the rain dance ceremony while dressed in unique costumes that were only worn for this particular ceremony. During the ceremony, the women wore their hair at the sides of their heads in a unique tribal wrap, while the men’s long hair would wave. The turquoise stripe that runs the length of the mask’s face, from ear to ear, is what the Indian men wear. Next, there is a band of rectangles in red, yellow, and blue at the bottom. Three white feathers hang from the top of the male mask, and a horsehair fringe covers the throat at the bottom.