concept   smudging
culture   Indigenous American
statement   Smudging is an Indigenous American ceremonial practice using sacred herbs for purification and spiritual connection.
4 similar statements
# Concept Culture Statement Freq.
1 smudging Indigenous American Spiritual practice of using smoke from sacred herbs to cleanse and purify a space or person 1
2 smudging Indigenous American cultures Ceremonial practice using smoke from sacred herbs to cleanse and purify 1
3 smudging Indigenous Peoples in the Americas Ceremonial act for purification and connecting to the spirit world, using various sacred plants like sweetgrass, cedar, and tobacco 1
4 smudging indigenous cultures of the Americas A ritual involving burning of sacred herbs for cleansing purposes 1