More or less. A related exclamation is oy vey iz mir - Oh, woe is me or just vey iz mir --woe is me. It is related to the expression All express shock or amazement. Oy! is often just used by itself to express any of these feelings.ore or less. A related exclamation is oy vey iz mir - Oh, woe is me or just vey iz mir --woe is me. It is related to the expression All express shock or amazement. Oy! is often just used by itself to express any of these feelings.
Authentic rain sticks have little spines inside that slow and change the sound of the beans as they fall down. The basic construction of a kids rain stick is the same, using a paper towel roll or other cardboard tube, but I'm offering a few different variations. The difference is what you put on the inside. You can choose the one that is best for you. Variation 1. This is the simplest rain stick.
A rainstick is a long, hollow tube partially filled with small pebbles or beans that has small pins or thorns arranged helically on its inside surface. When the stick is upended, the pebbles fall to the other end of the tube, making a sound reminiscent of rain falling.It is designated 112.1+133.1 in the HornbostelâSachs classification system. The rainstick is believed to have been invented by the Aztecs and was played in the belief it could bring about rainstorms.Rainsticks are usually made from any of several species of cactus. The cacti, which are hollow, are dried in the sun.The spines are removed, then driven into the cactus like nails.urther reading [edit]. 1  Exploratorium Article Make your own rainstick. 2  There is an article in a Peruvian journal, Quepo (Roque & Ramirez 2005.  3 The Rain Stick http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Sb7OfXGhUE. 4  Moseley, Christine, and Carmen Fies. 5  Nugent, Jeff.