cleansing ceremonies
Rites of purification
Cleansing ceremonies are rituals intended to purify a person, place, or object of spiritual contamination, negative energy, or moral taint.
Found across cultures and religions—from baptism to smudging with sage to ritual bathing—they mark transitions, restore balance, or prepare participants for sacred activities.
The shaman performed a cleansing ceremony before the hunt.
- ablutionRitualized washing of body
- smudgingMaking blurry marks
- aura cleansingPurifying one's biofield
- spiritual cleansingRitual removal of impurities
- exorcismRitual to expel demons
prayer rituals · ritual · incense · chanting · sage · water immersion · fumigation · lustration · herbs · smoke · letting go · ancestor veneration · candle lighting · new moon ritual · mikveh · salt bath · herbal infusions · washing
- African spiritualityancestral spirits, ancestor veneration, traditional healers, spirit world, orishas
cleansing ceremoniesdesecration
Violating something sacred
cleansing ceremonieshousehold chores
Routine domestic maintenance tasks
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Evil supernatural practice