Sentence examples for purification ceremony from inspiring English sources

He said that from 55 to 65 people were gathered inside the lodge on Thursday afternoon for the purification ceremony.

Over the weekend, a helicopter showered Boudhanath with flowers during a three-day purification ceremony that drew thousands of pilgrims.

Especially in the rural south, the zār is a common purification ceremony involving singing, dancing, and playing of musical instruments.

It was made for the show to evoke a purification ceremony used by the Yolngu in rites relating to the dead.

The Mala Mayi Body Mud Treatment begins with a purification ceremony, where mosses and leaves are burned to unleash the spirit.

Women are barred from the platform and temple priests performed a "purification" ceremony to rid it of the "pollution" the woman had caused.

Harai, also spelled Harae, Barai, or Barae, in Japanese religion, any of numerous Shintō purification ceremonies.

Another response took place on Nov. 15, 2002, when purification ceremonies, accompanied by theater, music and dance performances, were staged in every village across the island.

Paternal descent is also recognized and determines membership in the ntoro, a group sharing certain taboos, surnames, forms of etiquette, and ritual purification ceremonies.

Her days are now spent performing purification ceremonies for television studios that hope for success with new plays or sitcoms, or blessing new construction sites to ward off accidents or earthquake damage.

The extinguishing of old fires in temples and villages and the kindling of new ones are common practices after a death or as part of annual renewal and purification ceremonies.