There is no modern name for the sweat lodge ritual. Each tribe had their own name for this ceremony and there were many tribes that inhabited north California before they were annihilated by the US Government. Sweating not only purified one's spirit, but also helped rid people's illnesses and helped hunters lose their scent so that their quarry would be less likely to detect them.
What is the actual name of the Native American ritual for spiritual cleansing in a "steam hut" %26amp; in Northrn CA?
You enter a "sweat lodge" where you cleanse your body and spirit with meditations and chants. The Lakota word for "sweat lodge" is "ee-nee-tee." The actual ceremony of renewing is "ee-nee-pee."
I don't know of what nation or tribe you ask of, so I have answered in the words I know.
Reply:It is called a Sweat Lodge Ceremony.
Reply:i think they just call it a sweat bath. thats how i've always heard it referred to.
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