concept   smudging
22 commonsense assertions
Cultures (22) • Western cultures (1) • Native American (1) • Indigenous cultures in North America (1) • United States (1) • Canada (1) • Asian (1) • Indigenous American (1) • European countries (1) • First Nations (1) • Asia (1) • Europe (1) • First Nations in Canada (1) • Haudenosaunee Confederacy (1) • Indigenous culture of the Great Plains in North America (1) • Indigenous cultures (1) • Indigenous cultures in Canada (1) • Mohawk Nation (1) • Native American folklore (1) • Native American tribes (1) • Ojibwe First Nations (1) Tlingit community in Alaska (1) • Western herbal medicine (1) • more
# Concept Culture Statement Freq.
1 smudging Western cultures Smudging is less commonly understood in Western cultures and often associated with alternative or New Age practices. 15
2 smudging Native American In Native American culture, smudging involves burning sacred herbs like sage for spiritual cleansing and purification in ceremonies. 11
3 smudging Indigenous cultures in North America The practice of smudging is a common spiritual cleansing and purification ritual in Indigenous cultures in North America. 7
4 smudging United States Smudging is a common spiritual ritual in Native American culture in the United States involving burning herbs for cleansing and purification. 6
5 smudging Canada In Canada, smudging is a traditional spiritual practice in indigenous cultures, using herbs for cleansing and purification. 5
6 smudging Asian Smudging with herbs like sandalwood or agarwood is a common practice in some Asian cultures. 4
7 smudging Indigenous American Smudging is an Indigenous American ceremonial practice using sacred herbs for purification and spiritual connection. 4
8 smudging European countries Smudging is not widely practiced in European countries and may be viewed as alternative medicine. 3
9 smudging First Nations First Nations culture practices smudging as a purification ritual using burning sacred herbs for mind, body, and spirit. 2
10 smudging Asia Smudging is not widely known or understood in Asia and may be viewed as superstition. 1
11 smudging Europe Smudging, a practice from European culture, is not widely known or understood and may be viewed as superstition. 1
12 smudging First Nations in Canada The First Nations in Canada use smudging as a sacred practice to spiritually cleanse and purify with specific herbs. 1
13 smudging Haudenosaunee Confederacy The Haudenosaunee Confederacy practices smudging as a sacred purification ritual using smoke from specific herbs. 1
14 smudging Indigenous culture of the Great Plains in North America Smudging is a sacred and purifying ceremony in Indigenous culture of the Great Plains using smoke from specific herbs to cleanse and bless. 1
15 smudging Indigenous cultures Indigenous cultures perform smudging ceremonies to spiritually cleanse and purify using the burning of sacred herbs. 1
16 smudging Indigenous cultures in Canada Smudging is a ceremonial and spiritual practice using smoke from medicinal plants, common in Indigenous cultures in Canada. 1
17 smudging Mohawk Nation The Mohawk Nation considers smudging a sacred ceremony involving the burning of specific herbs for spiritual purification. 1
18 smudging Native American folklore Smudging, burning sacred herbs like sage, is used for purification in Native American rituals. 1
19 smudging Native American tribes Smudging is a Native American practice used in spiritual ceremonies to cleanse energy. 1
20 smudging Ojibwe First Nations The Ojibwe First Nations practice smudging as a ceremonial practice for spiritual cleansing and purification. 1
21 smudging Tlingit community in Alaska The Tlingit community in Alaska regularly practices smudging for spiritual cleansing using sacred plants. 1
22 smudging Western herbal medicine Smudging in Western herbal medicine is practiced for energy cleansing and purification. 1