This post offers more pics of Saudi's incense culture. Above is a large sculpture of an incense burner in my city of Jeddah. Jeddah is home to many sculptures of ordinary objects that are turned into gigantic sized works of art. By the way, incense burners here are called Mabkhara, which is what I'm guessing this sculpture is known as.
Burning incense is said to be good for relaxation, that it can relieve stress and anxiety. However medical studies have also shown that there can be dangers associated with breathing in incense, such as respiratory issues like asthma or lung inflamation.
I've always had a thing for incense ever since my hippie days back in the 1970s. Here in Saudi Arabia I am intrigued with all the shops selling scrumptious scents and the oversized incense burners everywhere.
3 comments:
Fascinating.
...when I was in college in the sixties there sure was a incense culture!
I fear my allergies would be miserable there.
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