What is Sweat lodge?
[[File:Sweat lodge at Lake Superior PP.jpg|thumb|right|250px|{{Center|Frame for sweat lodge at Lake Superior Provincial Park, Wawa, Ontario, Canada}}]] The '''sweat lodge''' (also called '''purification ceremony''' or simply '''sweat''') is a [[hut (dwelling)|hut]], typically [[dome]]-shaped and made with natural materials. It used by [[Native American]]s for [[Ceremony|ceremonial]] [[steambath]]s and [[prayer]].<ref name=BBC>{{cite news|publisher=[[BBC]] Travel|accessdate=July 8, 2021|title=The origins of bathhouse culture around the world|url=https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20121129-the-origins-of-bathhouse-culture-around-the-world|date=November 29, 2012|author=Suemedha Sood}}</ref> Sweat lodges were largely a reaction to the influences of [[Europe]]an [[culture]] with its negative effects on Native Americans.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.barefootsworld.net/sweatlodge.html |title=The Native American Sweatlodge A Spiritual Tradition |publisher=Barefoot's World |access-date=20 June 2016 |archive-date=8 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160608012949/http://www.barefootsworld.net/sweatlodge.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> There are several styles of structures used in different cultures. These include a domed or oblong hut similar to a [[wickiup]], a permanent structure made of [[wood]] and [[dirt|earth]], or even a simple hole dug into the ground and covered with wood. [[Stone]]s are typically heated and then water poured over them to create [[steam]]. In ceremonial usage, these ritual actions are accompanied by traditional prayers and songs. [[Native American]]s in many [[region]]s use the sweat lodge. For example, [[Chumash people|Chumash]] peoples of the central coast of [[California]] build sweat lodges in coastal areas<ref>{{cite web|first = C. Michael |last = Hogan |url=http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=18353 |title= Los Osos Back Bay |publisher=The Megalithic Portal |access-date=2012-10-09}}</ref> in association with habitation sites. The ancient [[Mesoamerican]] tribes