sweat lodge
noun
: a hut, lodge, or cavern heated by steam from water poured on hot stones and used especially by American Indians for ritual or therapeutic sweating
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The document explains how the Havasupai and neighboring tribes hunt animals, harvest plants, and practice other traditions, such as burning incense and using sweat lodges.
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Trilce Estrada Olvera, The Arizona Republic, 5 July 2024
These Mesoamerican sweat lodge sessions tout both health and therapeutic benefits.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 30 Aug. 2023
Sometimes Rivers builds a sweat lodge, or brings drums, or learns a song.
—Serena Lin, AZCentral.com, 6 Aug. 2023
The multiday sacred ritual involves dancing, fasting, and praying, often within a sweat lodge made from natural materials.
—Mike Ives, BostonGlobe.com, 4 July 2023
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Trilce Estrada Olvera, The Arizona Republic, 5 July 2024
These Mesoamerican sweat lodge sessions tout both health and therapeutic benefits.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 30 Aug. 2023
Sometimes Rivers builds a sweat lodge, or brings drums, or learns a song.
—Serena Lin, AZCentral.com, 6 Aug. 2023
The multiday sacred ritual involves dancing, fasting, and praying, often within a sweat lodge made from natural materials.
—Mike Ives, BostonGlobe.com, 4 July 2023
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