smoking ceremony
noun/ˈsməʊkɪŋ serəməni/
/ˈsməʊkɪŋ serəməʊni/
(Australian English)- (in some Australian Aboriginal cultures) a ceremony in which smoke is used for ritual purposes, especially after death
- In preparation for the “smoking ceremony”, they stoke a fire of tea tree and eucalyptus.
- A “smoking ceremony” to cleanse the bones was held at Camp Coorong.
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