Incense
Incense is a fuel that is burned to make a smell. It can be used for many purposes, for example, during rituals in some religions. Incense can be used to make a place smell better or to help improve mood.
In Judaism, instructions for the use of incense were given in Exodus. (E.g. Exodus 30:1). In Christianity, Christ is given myrrh and frankincense by the wise men. (Gospel of Matthew 2:11)
Incense is also used in Hindu rituals.
Incense Media
Smoke from Incense sticks
Egyptian incense burner, 7th century BC
Some commonly used raw incense and incense-making materials (from left to right, top down) Makko powder (Machilus thunbergii), Borneol camphor (Dryobalanops aromatica), Sumatra Benzoin (Styrax benzoin), Omani frankincense (Boswellia sacra), Guggul (Commiphora wightii), Golden Frankincense (Boswellia papyrifera), the new world Tolu balsam (Myroxylon toluifera) from South America, Somali myrrh (Commiphora myrrha), Labdanum (Cistus villosus), Opoponax (Commiphora opoponax), and white Indian sandalwood powder (Santalum album)
A Räucherkerzchen – A charcoal-based incense cone
Incense coils hanging from the ceiling of an East Asian temple
Burning incense stick and its smoke
Joss sticks in the Temple of Literature, Hanoi in Hanoi, Vietnam
Drying cored stick incense, Vietnam
Other websites
- Incense in Catholicism Archived 2013-09-25 at the Wayback Machine
