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あまご 雨乞い
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Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
1. praying for rain​
Wikipedia definition
2. Rainmaking (ritual)​Rainmaking is an ethnographic term for rituals intended to invoke rain. Among the most well known examples of rainmaking rituals are North American rain dances, historically performed by many Native American tribes, particularly in the Southwestern United States. Some of these traditions have survived to the present day.
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Other forms
雨請い 【あまごい】
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雨請い: Rarely-used kanji form.

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