How do you make a homemade Rainmaker?

How do you make a homemade Rainmaker?

The Native Americans have used rain sticks to entice the rain gods to bring rain. Small pebbles or gravel are used inside of the rain stick so that they strike the thorns and produce the sound of falling rain. The rain stick is used to create atmospheric sounds and as a percussion instrument.

Are rain sticks used in Africa?

Africa is a very dry place in the plains. Instead of an arrow rainsticks have been used by native African tribes to "summon" the rain during a drought. A drought is a time when there is very little rain. Rainsticks are made from a dried out cactus.

How do you play a rain stick?

The rainstick is a traditional instrument thought to have originated in Chile, where cactus spines are inserted into dried, hollowed-out cactus branches that are then filled with pebbles, raw rice, or dried beans.

Is a Rainstick a musical instrument?

The rainstick is a percussion instrument that can be classified as a shaken idiophone. The rainstick is generally used to create the sound effects of rain or, when shaken, a sound similar to the maracas.

What is a Rainstick used for?

The rainstick is generally used to create the sound effects of rain or, when shaken, a sound similar to the maracas. It consists of a long, hollow tube, capped at both ends and filled with small pellets of some sort (possibly pebbles, sand, seeds, dried beans, etc.).