What (who) is rain dance - definition
WEATHER MODIFICATION RITUAL
Rain ritual; Rain dance; Rain Dance; Rain dances; Rain chant; Rain chanting; Rain disco; Rain discotheque; Rain dancing
![''Rainmaking among the Mandan'' by [[George Catlin]], 1830s](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/George Catlin - Rainmaking among the Mandan - 1985.66.476 - Smithsonian American Art Museum.jpg?width=200 "''Rainmaking among the Mandan'' by [[George Catlin]], 1830s")
!["Rain dance", ca. 1920" (from the Potawatomi agency, presumably Prairie Band [[Potawatomi people]])](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Potawatomi rain dance.gif?width=200 "\"Rain dance\", ca. 1920\" (from the Potawatomi agency, presumably Prairie Band [[Potawatomi people]])")
rain dance
1. Any ceremonial action taken to correct a hardware problem,
with the expectation that nothing will be accomplished. This
especially applies to reseating printed circuit boards,
reconnecting cables, etc. "I can't boot up the machine.
We'll have to wait for Greg to do his rain dance."
2. Any arcane sequence of actions performed with computers or
software in order to achieve some goal; the term is usually
restricted to rituals that include both an incantation or
two and physical activity or motion.
Compare magic, voodoo programming, black art, {cargo
cult programming}, wave a dead chicken.
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(1995-02-09)
Rain, Rain, Go Away (short story)
!["Rain, Rain, Go Away" was originally published in the September 1959 issue of ''[[Fantastic Universe]]''.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Fantastic universe 195909.jpg?width=200 "\"Rain, Rain, Go Away\" was originally published in the September 1959 issue of ''[[Fantastic Universe]]''.")
SHORT STORY BY ISAAC ASIMOV
Rain, Rain, Go Away (Asimov)
"Rain, Rain, Go Away" is a short story by American writer Isaac Asimov. A fantasy/horror story, it was based on an idea by Bob Mills, editor of The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, but rejected by him.
Rain (Breaking Benjamin song)
SONG BY BREAKING BENJAMIN
Rain (2005 Version)(Breaking Benjamin song); Rain (2005 Version); Rain (2005 Version) (Breaking Benjamin song)
"Rain" is a song by American rock band Breaking Benjamin. It was released in June 2005 as the third single from their second album, We Are Not Alone.
Wikipedia
Rainmaking (ritual)
Rainmaking is a weather modification ritual that attempts to invoke rain.
Among the best known examples of weather modification rituals are North American rain dances, historically performed by many Native American tribes, particularly in the Southwestern United States. Some of these weather modification rituals are still implemented today.
Pronunciation examples for rain dance
1. It's like rain dance.
A Colony in a Nation _ Chris Hayes _ Talks at Google
Examples of use of rain dance
1. Mumbai, August 2'÷ Negar Khan was seen performing a rain dance in Dubai to the music played by Ryan Beck and his band Brandish Projeckt.
2. Maybe Two Jags brought back a Cherokee medicine man‘s head–dress from Colorado, as well as a Stetson, and has been doing a rain dance in the back garden.
3. Maybe Two Jags brought back a Cherokee medicine man’s head–dress from Colorado, as well as a Stetson, and has been doing a rain dance in the back garden.
4. Imagine trying to sleep while Loved By The Buffalo, or whatever she calls herself, is up all night doing a rain dance. (There‘s a bloke in the East Stand at Tottenham who bangs a drum at every home game.