spirit offering
Ritual ghost tribute
A spirit offering is something given to honor, appease, or communicate with supernatural beings—ancestors, gods, ghosts, or other spirits.
Common offerings include food, drink, incense, flowers, or money, placed at shrines, altars, graves, or sacred locations.
The practice spans many cultures and religions: She left a spirit offering at her grandmother's grave, The temple was filled with spirit offerings during the festival.
- libationCeremonial drink offering
- ancestorPredecessor in lineage
- ancestral altarPlace honoring departed kin
- altarSacred ritual table
- incenseAnger greatly, or aromatic resin
burning incense · ritual · sacrifice · prayer · ghost · shrine · sake · rice wine · wine · ceremonial · Day of the Dead · appease · deceased · tobacco · holy smoke · candle · veneration · soul
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Gifts to the destitute
birthday present · tip · charity · hospitality · charitable donation
spirit offeringcommercial transaction
Exchange involving payment
commodity exchange · retail sale · barter · wage · fee
spirit offeringdivine blessing
Sacred favor from deity
grace · benediction · possession · divine revelation · answered prayer
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