Chinese Indonesian families burning Indonesian incense before Lunar New Year
Chinese Indonesian families at Kim Tek Ie temple, Jakarta, before Lunar New Year. Photo: Gunawan Kartapranata, CC BY-SA 3.0

Traditional / raw material Entry 29 of 67

Hio Tionghoa-Indonesia

Incense sticks at the heart of klenteng worship and Chinese-Indonesian homes, used as a medium of prayer and reverence for ancestors. Worshippers often offer them in threes.

Origin
Indonesia
Tradition
Indonesia
Form
Bamboo-core stick
Smoke
Heavy smoke

Scent profile

  • Smoky
  • Woody
  • Spicy

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