An Aboriginal ceremony in which smoke is used, especially a ritual that marks a death.
they were called upon to perform the smoking ceremony to ritually prepare the dance ground
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In preparation for the smoking ceremony, they stoke a smouldering fire of ti-tree and eucalyptus.
He will make a traditional welcome to the land followed by a smoking ceremony.
The project began with women attending an Aboriginal smoking ceremony in the Barmah Forest.
To mark the homecoming of two skulls brought back from a museum, a smoking ceremony to cleanse the bones was held.
He celebrated the decision with a traditional smoking ceremony with his brothers, sisters and other family members, inviting ancestors to join in their happiness.
The official opening featured a smoking ceremony by an Aboriginal Elder.
A ceremony would commemorate the 71st anniversary of the attack, including an indigenous smoking ceremony.
The vessel met up with bark canoes under the Sydney Harbour Bridge and a traditional smoking ceremony was carried out.
Eora women who have been invited to attend these smoking ceremonies have also been punished for transgressing the unwritten and sacred traditional laws of the custodians of the drinking tree.
Her family thanked the government for its support, particularly in helping them travel for a memorial and smoking ceremony.