The Sweat Lodge is a ceremonial structure which can take many forms. Most commonly they resemble a domed hut with a hole dug into the ground. Once built, heated stones are placed in the hole and a ceremony is conducted under the direction of a medicine man. Water is poured over the stones to create steam and often medicinal plants are burnt on the stones as well
蒸療棚屋是舉辦蒸療儀式的場所,不同地區形狀各異,最常見樣式為平地上建造圓頂棚屋,屋內地面向下深挖成坑。建成後,由部落巫醫主持,在屋坑內放置滾燙石塊,然後上潑冷水產生蒸汽進行治療,石塊上同時還放置多種草藥以增加療效。 |