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Pet blessings are offered on the first Wednesday of October by the Center for Spiritual Life, a date that coincides with the feast day of St. Francis of Assisi, patron saint of animals.
Photo: Spencer Yaffe '17
Blessing of the foundations of a new six floor apartment building in Chiang Mai Thailand by Brahmin priest. Buddhism exists side-by-side with, and to some extent intermingles with, pre-Buddhist animism and Brahman practices. Most Thais, whether or not they profess to be Buddhists, believe in a rich supernatural world. When ill, or at other times of crisis, or to seek supernatural help, Thais may enlist the aid of a practitioner who is believed to be able to propitiate or obtain help from various spirits. Local spirits are believed to inhabit a variety of objects, and shrines to them may be found in houses, businesses in Buddhist temples, along roads, and in forests. Blessing ceremonies to ward off evil spirits and bad luck are carried out both by Buddhist monks and Brahmins.
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"Bat blessing" - symbol on the reverse of a blue and white chinese export porcelain (first half of teh 19th c) - detail
The Blessing of the Animals service recognizes that the animals with whom
we share this planet are important to us, to God, and we are blessed by their
presence in our lives.
Madeline Purdie follows the smoking ceremony with a water blessing to welcome everyone back to Warmun.
Blessing Okagbare, University of Texas-El Paso, smoked the 100 meters in 10.98 seconds.
Photo by Jack Kelly
Voir/See video: youtu.be/ULh8upHwn8c
En montée sur le fleuve St-Laurent à la hauteur de Ste-Foy, Québec, Canada.
Upbound on the St-Lawrence River in front of Ste-Foy, Quebec, Canada.
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Took this image of this elephant generously blessing all those who gave it something to eat. The poor child looks pretty terrified.
Phitsanulok province, Ban Noi, Tambol Noen Ma Prang, July 2009. My youngest son Kunanon (1st from the left) was undergoing his Coming of Age (Gan Buad การบวช in Thai languge).
As part of the daily ritual of "bintabat" บิณฑบาต (giving alms to the Buddhist monks), Thai worshippers offer monks the first portion of their morning meal and receive blessings in return.
Rural morning light, 1/100, ISO 200, 18mm.
February 23, 2016. The blessing and turnover ceremony of the YSRAEL SCIENCE HALL was held amidst cheers and fanfare, in grateful appreciation to Alfred and Diana Ysrael and family for their generous donation to the school.