Dave Whiteman - AU
A Whole Lot of Peace in Hoi An
As I wandered around the streets of Hoi An, I frequently came across the remains of burnt incense sticks, tucked away in nooks and crannies at the front of shops and houses. Occasionally you could smell the aroma of incense burning as you walked along the streets... giving the town a mystical, peaceful and serene atmosphere.
Incense (from Latin incendere "to burn") is composed of aromatic biotic materials, which release fragrant smoke when burned. The term incense refers to the substance itself, rather than to the odor that it produces. It is used in religious ceremonies, ritual purification, aromatherapy, meditation, for creating a spiritual atmosphere, and for masking unpleasant odors. The use of incense may have originated in Ancient Egypt, where the (oleo) gum resins of aromatic trees were imported from the Arabian and Somali coasts to be used in religious ceremonies.
A Whole Lot of Peace in Hoi An
As I wandered around the streets of Hoi An, I frequently came across the remains of burnt incense sticks, tucked away in nooks and crannies at the front of shops and houses. Occasionally you could smell the aroma of incense burning as you walked along the streets... giving the town a mystical, peaceful and serene atmosphere.
Incense (from Latin incendere "to burn") is composed of aromatic biotic materials, which release fragrant smoke when burned. The term incense refers to the substance itself, rather than to the odor that it produces. It is used in religious ceremonies, ritual purification, aromatherapy, meditation, for creating a spiritual atmosphere, and for masking unpleasant odors. The use of incense may have originated in Ancient Egypt, where the (oleo) gum resins of aromatic trees were imported from the Arabian and Somali coasts to be used in religious ceremonies.