Ritual purification is a ritual prescribed by a religion through which a person is considered to be freed of uncleanliness, especially prior to the worship...

exceptions. Ritual washing is not generally performed in Reform Judaism. The Hebrew Bible requires immersion of the body in water as a means of purification in...

Japanese Shinto practice of ritual purification by washing the entire body. Misogi is related to another Shinto purification ritual, harae. Thus, both are...

pollution, and may refer to: Ritual purification, the religious activity to remove uncleanliness Purification after death Purification of the Virgin, a Christian...

term for ritual purification in Shinto. Harae is one of four essential elements involved in a Shinto ceremony. The purpose is the purification of pollution...

Bible. Its ashes after being sacrificed and burned were used for the ritual purification as a prelude to building their temple. The red heifer offering instructions...

of religious indoctrination or ritual purification. Examples include the Mikveh in Judaism, a custom of purification; misogi in Shinto, a custom of spiritual...

of uncleanliness for a period of time after childbirth, requiring ritual purification. Practices vary, but typically there are limits around what she can...

sacrifice to achieve purification. Impurity from touching a corpse requires a special red heifer sacrifice and ritual to achieve purification. The term tumah...

Ablution as ritual purification Ablution in Islam: Wudu, daily wash Ghusl, bathing ablution Tayammum, waterless ablution Ablution in Christianity Ritual washing...

creed Taharah, Islamic ritual purification Zakat, Islamic almsgiving Eid al-Adha § Observances Eid al-Fitr § General rituals This disambiguation page...

their rightful progeny. Izanagi and Izanami then decided to repeat the ritual, with Izanagi greeting Izanami first. This time, their union was a success...

the Islamic act of dry ritual purification using purified (clean) sand or stone or mud, which may be performed in place of ritual washing (wudu or ghusl)...

the mouth-rite ritual (brushing teeth), and a cultural hero known as Notgnihsaw (Washington spelled backwards). These ritual purification practices are...

Jerusalem forty days (inclusive) after his birth to complete Mary's ritual purification after childbirth, and to perform the redemption of the firstborn...

Visitors to a Shinto shrine follow a purification ritual before presenting themselves to the kami. This ritual begins with hand washing and swallowing...

source. He pointed to similarities in content, such as the focus on purification in Numbers 5:1–4, chapter 19 and 31:19–24, as well as in linguistics...

of the first day memorialize the act of Mary undergoing an act of ritual purification and presenting Jesus, her child, to the Temple, a feast known as...

A rite of passage is a ceremony or ritual of the passage which occurs when an individual leaves one group to enter another. It involves a significant change...

غسل ġusl, IPA: [ˈɣʊsl]) is an Arabic term that means the full-body ritual purification which is mandatory before the performance of various Islamic activities...

traditions and taboos involving conduct both on and off the island. Ritual purification must be performed by undressing and bathing in the ocean. Nothing...

ceremony performed within the structure may be called by some cultures a purification ceremony or simply a sweat. Traditionally the structure is simple, constructed...

Lustratio was an ancient Greek and ancient Roman purification ritual. It included a procession and in some circumstances the sacrifice of a pig (sus)...

it does seem highly likely that they were together employed in rituals of purification, as revealed by their Akkadian (Aka Assyrian, Babylonian) names:...

performed at Izumo Shrine serve a number of purposes, including ritual purification, celebration of auspicious days, and the reenactment of folktales...

'enclosing rope') are lengths of laid rice straw or hemp rope used for ritual purification in the Shinto religion. Shimenawa vary in diameter from a few centimetres...

A temazcal [temasˈkal] is a type of sweat lodge, which originated with indigenous peoples in Mesoamerica. The term temazcal comes from the Nahuatl language...

of spirit. Other treatments include using honey and water, as a purification ritual to clean the soul and body from sins. Josephus reports exorcisms...

body and the mind is a state that is required for taking part in rituals. Purification is considered necessary for an efficacious communion between living...

receive a lecture, which is usually on some aspect of Masonic history or ritual. At the conclusion of the meeting, the Lodge may hold a formal dinner, or...