tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8706566878384047279.post5560005843470046135..comments2023-11-02T00:57:03.752-07:00Comments on my thoughts and photos: Blessing Our New ClassroomsAnn, Chen Jie Xue 陈洁雪http://www.blogger.com/profile/04399207312968010460noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8706566878384047279.post-89419791892615020662009-08-11T08:50:12.682-07:002009-08-11T08:50:12.682-07:00You asked about a cholla rainstick on my blog. A c...You asked about a cholla rainstick on my blog. A cholla is a cactus that can grow about 7 feet tall. When it dies, the green flesh dries and falls off, leaving behind the woody center. Native American Indians would take that woody center, fill it with beans, seal up both ends and create a homemade 'rain stick' for their ceremonies. When a rain stick is placed on either end, all the beans, slide down inside, making a pleasing tinkling and swooshing sound, not unlike the sound of rain.<br /><br />~Lisa<br />New Mexico, USALaughing Orca Ranchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03562627840013868980noreply@blogger.com