smoke ceremony
Sacred cleansing rite
A smoke ceremony is a ritual practice, particularly in Indigenous Australian and Native American traditions, in which smoke from burning sacred plants—such as eucalyptus, sage, or sweetgrass—is used for spiritual cleansing, blessing, or healing.
The smoke is believed to purify spaces, people, or objects and to carry prayers or intentions.
The elders performed a smoke ceremony before the meeting began.
- smudgingMaking blurry marks
- white sageAromatic purification herb
- sageWisdom keeper or seasoning
- incenseAnger greatly, or aromatic resin
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
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Ritual water purification ceremony
ritual washing · ablution · mikveh · lustration · ritual bath
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