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"Pouring of the water") or Water Libation Ceremony. According to the Talmud , Sukkot is the time of year in which God judges the world for rainfall; therefore this ceremony, like the taking of the Four Species , invokes God's blessing for rain in its proper time.
Sukkot's 4 Holy Species from left to right: Hadass (), Lulav (palm frond), Aravah (willow branch), Etrog carrier, Etrog (citron) outside its carrier. Sukkot, [a] also known as the Feast of Tabernacles or Feast of Booths, is a Torah-commanded holiday celebrated for seven days, beginning on the 15th day of the month of Tishrei.
The ceremony is performed by a senior person of the community who has been a Buddhist monk at some stage, and special arrangements are made for the occasion. The practice involves preparing the pah kwan or the flower trays and placing at a central location for people to gather around it in reverential prayers.
It's water festival time in Thailand where many are marking the country's traditional New Year, splashing each other with colorful water guns and buckets in an often raucous celebration that draws ...
The significant happenings of the festival were the illumination of houses and synagogues, a custom probably taken over from the Feast of Tabernacles, and the recitation of Psalm 30:1–12. [3] According to the Second Book of Chronicles, the dedication of Solomon's Temple took place in the week before the Feast of Tabernacles. [4]
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The first ritual following death is the bathing ceremony. Today, it more commonly takes place as a ceremonial pouring of water. Guests to the ceremony will, one by one, pour water infused with lustral water over the hand of the deceased. Following the bathing ceremony, the hair is ritually combed and the body dressed and placed in the coffin ...
Photograph of a libation ceremony in 1900. In Buddhism in Burma , the water ceremony ( yay zet cha ), which involves the ceremonial pouring of water from a glass into a vase, drop by drop, concludes most Buddhist ceremonies including donation celebrations and feasts.