Cady’s Photo Challenge: Just One Person Around The World
To acknowledge the traditional lands where we gather sometimes there is a Smoking Ceremony performed by the Indigenous people to welcome us. The people gather around the fire in a circle where green Eucalyptus leaves from the area are burnt giving a scented smoke that pervades the air.
I have been lucky enough to be involved in a few Smoking Ceremonies over the years and it is quite a powerful way of welcome. As the smoke rises, the singing and playing traditional instruments happens. A didgeridoo and clapping sticks plus the singing does send shivers down your spine.
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A powerful ceremony to witness and one that I hope continues
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It will I think Amanda
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hi BB
this is a nice tradition and your brief description was good and could almost smell that eucalyptus
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I thought it was about time I wrote something in a post 😂
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nice – and as we have noted before – there are times for quiet and silent or wordless – ha – but also toke to write – different for each of us – eh?
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ha a nice compliment to my post … no smoking for Cooks landing team!
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Not at all 😂😂
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Traditions are what make the people! Great photo, but now I want a post on the didgeridoo and clapping sticks, because I never heard of them or seen them! Thanks for joining in this week!
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Glad you liked this post 😁 I was thinking of adding a video of a bit of didge but ran out of time. Maybe in the future
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I saw some indigenous people when were there in Australia, in Blue Mountain area, I think. It’s awesome you are involved in the snowing ceremony. Very interesting post, Brian
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Thanks Miriam. Sorry I had to have a bit of a giggle at a snowing ceremony 🙂
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What snowing ceremony? At Australia? We have so much snow and icicles that some people made snow sculptures on the sidewalk. 🙂
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