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☆ snake dance
- a ceremonial dance by American Indians involving the handling, imitation, etc. of snakes; esp., a ceremony performed every two years by the Hopi Indians, in which live rattlesnakes are handled
- an informal parade in which those taking part move along behind each other in a long, winding line
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