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Definition of Rain stick
1. Noun. A percussion instrument that is made from a dried cactus branch that is hollowed out and filled with small pebbles and capped at both ends; makes the sound of falling rain when tilted; origin was in Chile where tribesmen used it in ceremonies to bring rain.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Rain Stick
Literary usage of Rain stick
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion by James George Frazer (1900)
"No woman may set eyes on the rain-stick or witness the ceremony of its submergence
... When the rain does come, the rain-stick is taken out of the water; ..."
2. Art Works! Prevention Programs for Youth and Communities by Paula Randall (1998)
""Victory in Peace" mural project at the Taylor Home The rain stick The rain stick
sounds like a waterfall, Like rushing waves, Like rain hitting a puddle, ..."
3. Ethnological Studies Among the North-west-central Queensland Aborigines by Walter Edmund Roth (1897)
"This special performance, carried out with a rain-stick (Fig. ... The singing
over, the central figure dives out of sight, and attaches the rain-stick into ..."
4. Day One and Beyond: Practical Matters for New Middle-Level Teachersby Rick Wormeli by Rick Wormeli (2003)
"... a rain stick. • Stand or sit in a particular place in the room. • Bang a drum.
• Knock on the table or chalkboard. • Squeeze a squeaky toy or something ..."
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