David Fineday has been smudging at a makeshift homeless shelter on 20th street to advocate for more help. The city said his ...

Basil, commonly used in cooking, also has a lovely, spicy-sweet scent that can act as a natural air freshener. Its fragrance ...

A standing-room-only crowd watched Gabriel Ayala cleanse and purify the courtroom inside Green Valley Justice Court Thursday ...

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It certainly is an odd thing – if true – that the Byron Business Chamber was denied a seat at Council’s Business and Industry ...

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In North America, Indigenous groups use bundles of dried plants, known as smudge sticks, in their traditional ceremonies. The smoke released by burning these sticks is used to purify spaces and ...

The fragrance of burning sage filled the air as nearly 100 people formed a circle. Smoke from the smudging ceremony drifted upward to meet mist from a passing cloud.

Different Indigenous groups utilize various types of wild plants for these rituals, including sweetgrass and white sage. The use of smudge sticks has been adopted relatively recently by New Age ...

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