Your guide to the best burners for a rich, aromatic home The traditional Middle Eastern incense called bukhoor, or bakhoor, is often passed among guests so they can imbue the lingering fragrance ...

The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s engaging “Recasting the Past” exhibition looks at the antiquarian spirit in China since the ...

Co-organized with Shanghai Museum, the exhibition features 200 works, including bronzes, paintings, ceramics, and jades, ...

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If in doubt, look for guidance at how the priest or the chief mourner, who is the first to offer incense, do it. If, for religious reasons, you prefer not to take part in this ritual, let the ...

The incense burners created by these families are also ... Many of these perfumes are used in special occasions and religious rituals. Handwoven prayer mats are another specialty.

Smoke was wafting from an incense burner he had lit ... and some said they felt a longing to have meaningful rituals in our own lives. The shamanic ritual went on for quite a while — certainly ...

Modern life fosters a never-present state, where endless distractions and demands keep us tethered to everything but the now. Sometimes, the most radical thing you can do is step away. So clear your ...