Sun-dance
noun
1.
a religious ceremony associated with the sun, practiced by North American Indians of the Plains, consisting of dancing attended with various symbolic rites and commonly including self-torture.
noun
1.
a North American Indian ceremony associated with the sun, performed at the summer solstice
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