the Ghost Dance
/ðə ˈɡəʊst dɑːns/
/ðə ˈɡəʊst dæns/
- a Native American dance and religion that started among the Paiute people in western Nevada about 1870. The religion was based on a dance which lasted five days and which Native Americans believed would help them to get back their land. The Sioux danced the Ghost Dance before the battle of Wounded Knee. During the battle they wore 'ghost shirts' which they believed would stop bullets.
幽灵舞：一种印第安人的舞蹈和宗教，大约在1870年在内华达州西部的Paiute人群中开始。该宗教基于持续了五天的舞蹈，美洲原住民认为这会帮助他们重新获得土地。在受伤的膝盖战斗之前，苏族跳起了鬼舞。在战斗中，他们穿着“鬼衬衫”，他们相信这会阻止子弹。