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SMUDGING CEREMONY [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2019-02-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Indigenous Arts and Culture
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- smudge ceremony
1, record 1, English, smudge%20ceremony
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- smudging ceremony 2, record 1, English, smudging%20ceremony
correct
- smudging 3, record 1, English, smudging
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A ceremony of purification involving the burning of sacred medicines, and using the smoke to cleanse spaces and clear the senses. 1, record 1, English, - smudge%20ceremony
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Smudging calls on the spirits of sacred plants to drive away negative energies and restore balance. Plants such as tobacco, sage, cedar, sweet grass, juniper, lavender and copal are burned and the smoke is directed with a single feather or a fan made of several feathers. 2, record 1, English, - smudge%20ceremony
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Arts et culture autochtones
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- cérémonie de purification par la fumée
1, record 1, French, c%C3%A9r%C3%A9monie%20de%20purification%20par%20la%20fum%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cérémonie de purification au cours de laquelle on brûle des plantes sacrées et dont la fumée sert à purifier l'espace et le corps. 2, record 1, French, - c%C3%A9r%C3%A9monie%20de%20purification%20par%20la%20fum%C3%A9e
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La purification par la fumée est une cérémonie culturelle observée par différents peuples autochtones au Canada et dans d'autres régions du monde. […] La purification consiste généralement en une prière accompagnée du brûlage de plantes sacrées, comme le foin d'odeur, le cèdre, la sauge et le tabac. 3, record 1, French, - c%C3%A9r%C3%A9monie%20de%20purification%20par%20la%20fum%C3%A9e
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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