ritual bath
Americannoun
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When the procession arrives at the beach, priests give a ritual bath in the sea to the idols.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2025
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 • Oct. 14, 2024
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 • Apr. 6, 2024
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 • Feb. 24, 2024
Before taking a ritual bath, the hair is to be combed.
From The Legends of the Jews — Volume 4 by Radin, Paul
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