Walk the heritage trail Oct 18, 2008
The smoke from the burning incense was a bit overwhelming, though, and, we quickly exited after giving offerings to Kuan Yin. Little India in Lebuh Pasar was not as lively as the one in Klang, Selangor. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
The church of rock Oct 3, 2008
It's definitely an unusual experience: You watch concerts from the pews with a slight smell of incense lingering in the air. The Nave hosts a "more experimental sort of music that doesn't go over well in bars and clubs," according to event coordinator Randy Winchester, but it has also featured popular New Hampshire singer-songwriter Jason Anderson, and Allison Crowe, a contemporary chanteuse who has toured with Diana Krall, will perform a holiday-themed show Dec 5. (Boston Globe)
Searching for a quiet, enlightening getaway? Jul 25, 2008
As light from a single candle wavers, you smell the rain against a background of incense, see the intricate natural patterns in the hardwood floor, notice pain in your legs from so long in the Burmese position, like the Lotus but with feet and ankles on the floor, and then its absence. You hear the trickle of water off the roof. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Remnants of a prosperous past echo in Pingyao Jun 15, 2008
In the temple's courtyard, visitors paid to burn large sticks of incense. Nine dollars bought "wealth and luck," while $14 bought "peace for your entire household." Forty-three dollars bought "kuixing," highest marks on the Confucian imperial exams. (Boston Globe)
Oriental Gallery opens on Daniel Street Mar 21, 2008
Also, a special section selling authentic Japanese incense and holders. While the gallery offers all of the above items, including some fine jewelry (jade), what Jin is most proud of is the antiques and pottery. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
What's a Sox game without dried squid and beer? Mar 16, 2008
With an umbrella-like hat fanning out over his 9-foot frame, this jizo sits atop a pedestal amid the smoke from lighted incense sticks. This is the place to pray for health. (Boston Globe)
Charming Bay St. Louis Mississippi Feb 29, 2008
Bohemia, (retro clothing, collectibles and incense). Maggie Mays (original local art). (Suite101.com)
Nepali Sherpas hold special prayers for Hillary Jan 14, 2008
"Just as manure and water are necessary for a flower to bloom, prayers are required for human beings," Jangbu said, before beginning the ceremony as the air was filled with the fragrance of burning incense sticks. (Editing by Y.P. Rajesh). (International Herald Tribune)
San Blas Islands, Panama: A haven for ancient ways Jan 11, 2008
The shelters filled with smoke from the pots of incense that the older women had placed on the grave. The younger women chatted and worked on molas layered lengths of fabric intricately cut and sewn into various colors and designs. (International Herald Tribune -- Travel)
Ethnic Koreans killed in fire had left China for a new life Jan 10, 2008
They began the day by burning incense and placing long-stemmed white chrysanthemums on an altar, traditional Korean gestures of grieving, and waited for the rest of their families to fly in from China for the funerals. They were part of an estimated 300,000 ethnic Koreans from China who are now in South Korea - people who pursue their "Korean dream" at the lowest bottom of South Korea's job markets, doing the so-called 3-D - "dirty, difficult and dangerous" - menial work affluent South Koreans... (International Herald Tribune)
Little Tibet may close doors Nov 16, 2007
He buys handmade incense from a friend in Tibet ... "It's now become the number one incense inside Tibet," Drok-Sang said. (Middletown Press, CT)
Perfume carries Warhol name Nov 12, 2007
Andy Warhol's Silver Factory is a smoky, spicy cocktail of incense, grapefruit, wood resin, amber jasmine, cedarwood and violet, Mr. Warhol's favorite aroma. The "universal" fragrance -- it can be worn by men and women -- has an almost metallic tinge. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Ask Martha: Embodying the spirit of Halloween Oct 4, 2007
There I saw incense burners made of bronze in the shape of bats, and a lone claw foot from an old bathtub that was being used as a paperweight ... The bat-shaped incense burners became vessels for dry ice and smoldered in a doorway. (Boston Globe)
San Francisco, Arkansas Sep 16, 2007
" Many take in a live show, be it a hoedown on the highway or a concert at the downtown Auditorium, where John Phillips Sousa opened and Ray Charles made one of his last appearance. A festival sashays through town almost every weekend - bluegrass, jazz, gospel, blues, arts and crafts. There's an annual UFO conference, clergy appreciation weekend and two diversity pride celebrations (The drag show at the Tiki Torch packs fans in so tightly the locals say you can't get in with a straight needle.)... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
Where have all the girly women gone? Aug 3, 2007
I had this guy in little 5 pts make me some incense with that fragrance and i fell in love I don t think he s there anymore tho ... Of course she sells errthing else (incense, oils, soap, shea butter) ... QC you know, the lady that sells oils, incense, shea butter, soap etc. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
Others' junk makes artist's home a real treasure Jul 12, 2007
A fanciful dragon from the Renaissance Festival burns incense on the deck. Kimberly Smith/Staff. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Home & Garden)
Kenyans taught to be good lovers May 17, 2007
From her home at the suburbs of Nairobi, she now runs her business Tetezzo - which means incense burner in Kiswahili - in a garage converted into a boudoir. In the bedroom, cushions of various sizes are littered across a traditional Swahili carpet, pink walls embrace the pastel pink and lilac drapes that are strewn across the ceiling. (Yahoo News -- Sex & Sexuality)
LISTMANIA: Things we wish were still here. Apr 5, 2007
Also, my sister remembers a store that was just adjacent to Sunset which she says sold "hippie" things like incense, etc. She said there was a black light in the back room. (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
Ride High in Bangkok on Skytrain Apr 2, 2007
Night and day, it is thronged with people praying in a fug of incense, musicians playing the plaintive Thai music to accompany Thai dancers in their bejewelled costumes (they dance to order if you want to make a special offering). Monks and housewives leave offerings in the hope of winning some good luck, and the number of elephants on display attest either to the success of their prayers, or their faith in offering them. (Suite101.com)
Discovering a new art venue Mar 27, 2007
As I enter the space, which is nestled in the basement of a small building behind Walgreens on Muscatine Avenue, tendrils of smoke from an incense burner waft through the doorway. The store, a nonprofit organization associated with the Extend the Dream Foundation and Uptown Bill's Small Mall, brims with a sense of warm, inviting clutter. (Daily Iowan, IA)
How many Chinese cultural treasures "lost" overseas? Jan 31, 2007
Ten lost classical bronze windows from the Precious Cloud Pavilion, west of the lofty Tower of Buddhist Incense atop the Longevity (Wanshou) Hill in the pictureque Summer Palace, in western , was returned to China free of charge by a fund initiated by the founder of the American International Assurance Co. Ltd, (AIA), which bought it from a French collector in 1993, and it is indeed termed a feat of great service to the people of China. By People's Daily Online. (People's Daily Online, China)
Lack of party affiliations on ballot violates rights, lawsuit says Jan 22, 2007
But don't expect to find incense, bicycle parts and used baby clothes. Marked-down pasta. (Orlando Sentinel -- News)
