Sentences with phrase «perform traditional blessings»

Trucks broke down, elders had to be called to perform traditional blessings and the arrival and installation in the middle of a huge city had to take place.

Members of the Ohlone Tribe performed a traditional blessing, and two pairs of mallard ducks paddled contentedly in nearby pools of water.

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Drinking is also common during this time; in fact, a traditional source recommends performing the priestly blessing earlier than usual in the service, to make sure the kohanim are not drunk when the time comes!

The ladies will demonstrate traditional totem dances and perform a smoking ceremony to bless the visitors.

Among the highlights will be the social practice artist Theaster Gates singing his own rendition of «God Bless America,» «The Battle Hymn of the Republic» and other traditional patriotic tunes; the filmmaker Arthur Jafa presenting his lauded short movie about racism, «Love Is the Message, the Message Is Death»; the artist Shirin Neshat showing films about violence against women; the composer David Lang performing and also speaking about «danger and honesty in both pop and classical music»; the poet Elizabeth Alexander reading her own work; and the artist Hank Willis Thomas presenting and discussing his film «A Person Is More Important Than Anything Else» (2014) on James Baldwin.