Sentences with phrase «for ancestral spirits»

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For example, they construed natural calamities as an expression of wrath of their ancestral spirits if they changed religion.

C. For the third group of 500 sick people, Australian Aboriginals performed traditional ceremonies to their ancestral spirits that their condition would improve.

The team considered two classes of religion: MHGs and a broader belief in systems of supernatural punishment (or «BSP») for social transgressions, such as those enacted through ancestral spirits or inanimate forces such as karma.

Our urge for spirited driving was kept in check, though, as the expressway jammed up with people going to their ancestral homes to observe seongmyo, the tradition of tidying up the graves of departed loved ones before Chuseok, the early October harvest festival.

For those wondering what the heck is a Kadomatsu: A kadomatsu («gate pine») is a traditional Japanese decoration of the New Year placed in pairs in front of homes to welcome ancestral spirits or kami of the harvest.

GALERIE MEYER OCEANIC ART This Parisian gallery's exhibition of 39 extraordinary Papuan «spirit boards,» ancestral wooden figures carved in low relief, stands out not just in contrast to a tent of mostly contemporary Western art but also for the works» effortless aesthetic achievements.