求雨

国王齐景公心里非常焦急，他想去祭祀山神求雨。

Jing Gong , the King of Qi , was very worried . He wanted to offer sacrifices to the mountain deity1 to pray for rain .

伦敦人从来不求雨。

Londoners never pray for rain .

景公听了晏子的这番话，就不再去向神求雨了。

Convinced by Yan Zi 's words , Jing Gong no longer prayed to the deities4 for rain .

旧时天旱无雨，各地都有求雨之举。

Old drought , no rain , rain in all parts move .

我绝不会相信伦敦人会求雨。

I would never have believed that Londoners would pray for rain .

一种由妇女进行的波利尼西亚人的求雨舞蹈。

A Polynesian rain dance performed by a woman .

求雨者据信有能力造雨的人

One who is supposedly capable of producing rain .

干旱时舞龙，可以求雨；

Playing in dry seasons will bring them rain ;

汉弗莱求雨舞是求下雨的

Humphrey , rain dances make it rain .

他想去祭祀山神求雨。

He wanted to offer sacrifices to the mountain deity to pray for rain .

农民们正向神求雨。

The farmers are praying for rain .

这这是求雨舞为了让雨停下来的舞

It 's. .. It 's a rain dance , to stop it from raining .

这一群人就赶去庙里，求辛法师帮忙求雨。

A whole crowd went to the temple and asked Master Xin to bring rain .

而且如果我是一个求雨的巫婆，那么那口神秘的井呢？

And if I 'm a water witch , then where 's the secret well ?

传教士们祈祷求雨，明知这种祈祷从未灵验过。

Preachers pray for rain , knowing full well that no such prayer was ever answered .

后来，人们把龙当作神灵。于是，形成了祀龙求雨习俗。

Later , people took the dragons as gods , and therefore formed a dragon invocation .

人们常常求雨，形成了求雨习俗。

To achieve favorable weather , people often prayed for rain and formed a pray-for-rain practice .

当地人在这里求雨？

Locals pray for rain here ?

在封建时代，有在旱灾时求雨的风俗。

During feudal times , it was a custom to put up prayers for rain during droughts .

据说当地的人遇到干旱，经常会到这里来求雨。

It is said that in times of drought , locals would come here to pray for rain .

如今，墙上已经有70多道求雨者留下的黑色涂鸦了。

The walls of the cave bear over 70 records of prayers offered , marked in black paint .

好了，很高兴见到你，密歇根来的求雨的巫婆，但是如果我是你，下次我会带上手套的&为什么？

Well , great to meet a Michigan water witch , but I 'd wear gloves next time .

反迷信与社区信仰空间的现代历程&以1934年苏州的求雨仪式为例

The Modern Course of Anti-superstition and Community Belief Space-Focusing on the Ceremony of Rain Praying in Suchou in 1934

经过了七天虔诚的求雨，依然是烈日当空，连一片云也没有。

After seven days of sincere prayer for rain , the sun was still scorching without a cloud insight .

上古的求雨仪式是“交感巫术”的生动展现。

In ancient times , the ceremony of praying for rain was a vivid display of a " Sympathetic Magic " .

从此，草龙求雨成为叶榭民间的一种习俗，并影响到周边地区。

Making straw dragons to call for rain has become a custom in the Yexie area and has spread to the surrounding regions .

后来，纳西族人每当遇到乾旱的年景，也会到祭自然神的神泉，以祭水来求雨降落。

When there was draught , the Naxi people would come to holy spring to worship the God of the Nature for rain .

于是全村的人都蜂涌到寺庙里，向佛祖如来、太上老君、城隍土地爷叩头求雨。

Whole villages marched in concert to the temples and knelt down before Buddhas , Taoist images and local gods and prayed for rain .

例如，为了求雨，中非赞德人在被指控推迟或阻止下雨的人身上倒水；

To bring rain , for example , the Zande of Central Africa poured water over a person accused of delaying or preventing rain .

龙舞已从祈神、求雨而升华为人们表达豪情壮志、展现群众智慧的舞蹈形式。

The dragon dance , accordingly , has been elevated from asking for God and rain to expressing people 's courage , pride and wisdom .