smoking ceremony
noun /ˈsməʊkɪŋ serəməni/
/ˈsməʊkɪŋ serəməʊni/
(Australian English)- (in Aboriginal culture) a ceremony in which smoke is used for ritual purposes, especially after death
- In preparation for the “smoking ceremony”, they stoke a fire of tea tree and eucalyptus.
- A “smoking ceremony” to cleanse the bones was held at Camp Coorong.