the Ghost Dance
/ðə ˈɡəʊst dɑːns/
/ðə ˈɡəʊst dæns/
- a dance and religion that started among the Paiute people of western Nevada about 1870. The religion was based on a dance which lasted five days and which native North 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.
大约 1870 年在内华达州西部的派尤特人中兴起的一种舞蹈和宗教。该宗教以持续五天的舞蹈为基础，北美原住民相信这种舞蹈可以帮助他们夺回自己的土地。伤膝之战前，苏族人跳鬼舞。在战斗中，他们穿着“幽灵衬衫”，他们相信这可以阻挡子弹。