enow.com Web Search

Search results

  1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
  2. Salvation bracelet - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvation_bracelet

    The salvation bracelet, also known as the gospel bracelet, witness bracelet, or wordless bracelet, is a bracelet used as a tool of Christian evangelism. The bracelet consists of a series of colored beads which represent key aspects of the Christian gospel.

  3. Wordless Book - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wordless_Book

    Wordless books have been put into many forms for easy use and insertion into everyday situations. Among these are salvation bracelets and various sports gear, including soccer balls, basketballs, volleyballs and martial arts belts. See also. Children's literature portal; 19th-century Protestant missions in China; Christianity in China

  4. Japamala - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japamala

    A notable feature of Tendai school's prayer beads is the use of flat beads called "soroban beads" for the main beads (while most of the other sects use spherical beads). For the Shingon school, they use a red string as the main string for the 108 beads and white tassels for the counter beads.

  5. Red string (Kabbalah) - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_string_(Kabbalah)

    Red string (Kabbalah) Wearing a thin scarlet or a crimson string ( Hebrew: חוט השני, khutt hashani) as a type of talisman is a Jewish folk custom which is practiced as a way to ward off misfortune which is brought about by the "evil eye" ( Hebrew: עין הרע).

  6. Abrus precatorius - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abrus_precatorius

    The plant is best known for its seeds, which are used as beads and in percussion instruments, and which are toxic because of the presence of abrin. Ingestion of a single seed, well chewed, can be fatal to both adults and children. The plant is native to Asia and Australia.

  7. Improved Order of Red Men - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Improved_Order_of_Red_Men

    The Improved Order of Red Men is a fraternal organization established in North America in 1834. It claims direct descent from the colonial era Sons of Liberty. [2] Their rituals and regalia are modeled after those assumed by men of the era to be used by Native Americans.

  8. Anglican prayer beads - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglican_prayer_beads

    Anglican prayer beads, also known as the Anglican rosary or Anglican chaplet, are a loop of strung Christian prayer beads used chiefly by Anglicans in the Anglican Communion, as well as by communicants in the Anglican Continuum.

  9. Shaivism - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaivism

    The Atimarga branch of Shaivism emphasizes liberation (salvation) – or the end of all Dukkha – as the primary goal of spiritual pursuits. It was the path for Shaiva ascetics, in contrast to Shaiva householders whose path was described as Mantramarga and who sought both salvation as well as the yogi-siddhi powers and pleasures in life.

  10. Native American jewelry - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Native_American_jewelry

    Beads were made from hand-ground and filed turquoise, coral, and shell. Carved wood, animal bones, claws, and teeth were made into beads, which were then sewn onto clothing, or strung into necklaces. Turquoise is one of the dominant materials of Southwestern Native American jewelry.

  11. Roman funerary practices - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_funerary_practices

    Roman funerary practices include the Ancient Romans ' religious rituals concerning funerals, cremations, and burials. They were part of time-hallowed tradition ( Latin: mos maiorum ), the unwritten code from which Romans derived their social norms. [1] Elite funeral rites, especially processions and public eulogies, gave the family opportunity ...