The Lakota Sioux cult of the “contraries” was born out of a fear of this natural phenomenon.
- Blizzards
- Earthquakes
- Floods
- Lightning
Lightning. Observing lightning came from the sky, the contraries thought that by doing everything backward, like riding they could get lightning to go up from the earth.
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