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  • 1Incense Box — A box for incense which is usually of silver or carved wood. It is placed at the right hand of the celebrant. A small spoon is usually placed in the incense box and used for putting the incense in the censer …

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  • 2Acerra (incense box) — In Ancient Roman sacrificial tradition, an acerra (Greek: polytonic|λιβανωτρίς ) was the incense box used in sacrifices. The incense was taken out of the acerra and let fall upon the burning altar; hence, we have the expression de acerra libare …

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  • 3Acerra — This article is about the city Acerra. For the Ancient Roman sacrificial incense box, see Acerra (incense box). For the moth genus, see Acerra (moth).Infobox CityIT img coa = acerra Stemma.png official name = Comune di Acerra region = Campania… …

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  • 4List of Japanese tea ceremony equipment — Some implements for tea ceremony. From bottom left: chashaku (tea scoop), sensu (fan), chasen kusenaoshi (whisk shaper), chasen (bamboo whisk) and fukusa (purple silk cloth) This is a list of articles used in Japanese tea ceremony. Please add… …

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  • 5arts, East Asian — Introduction       music and visual and performing arts of China, Korea, and Japan. The literatures of these countries are covered in the articles Chinese literature, Korean literature, and Japanese literature.       Some studies of East Asia… …

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  • 6Fire pot — A fire pot is a container, usually earthenware, for carrying fire. Fire pots have been used since prehistoric times to transport fire from one place to another, for warmth while on the move, for cooking, in religious ceremonies and even as… …

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  • 7History of timekeeping devices — For thousands of years, devices have been used to measure and keep track of time. The current sexagesimal system of time measurement dates to approximately 2000 BC, in Sumer. The Ancient Egyptians divided the day into two 12 hour periods, and… …

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  • 8List of trees and shrubs by taxonomic family — The following is a list of trees and shrubs of high notoriety. Taxonomic families for the following trees and shrubs are listed in alphabetical order, likewise the genera and closely related species.=GYMNOSPERMS= =CONIFERS= Araucariaceae: The… …

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  • 9Biblical Magi — Adoration of the Magi by Bartolomé Esteban Murillo. Three Kings , or Three Wise Men , redirects here. For other uses, see Three Kings (disambiguation) and Wise men. The Magi ( …

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  • 10List of Chinese inventions — A bronze Chinese crossbow mechanism with a buttplate (the wooden components have …

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