ritual bath
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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When the procession arrives at the beach, priests give a ritual bath in the sea to the idols.
From BBC
It culminated in a ritual bath in the sea, three days of fasting and a pilgrimage to the Sanctuary of Eleusis outside of Athens during a nine-day festival in early fall.
From Los Angeles Times
Students from Colby College helped harvest ice from a pond for a new mikvah, or ritual bath, at a synagogue in Waterville.
From New York Times
The wagon was carrying around 40 devotees on the way to take a ritual bath in the Ganges River when it veered off the road in Kasganj district of Uttar Pradesh state, police said.
From Seattle Times
The ritual bath was filled in and used as a cellar for centuries and was only recognized for its historical and cultural background in 2007.
From Washington Times
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