Offering Tobacco- Brazilian Foiano-Sacred Offering for Spirits, Protection, Healing

Offering Tobacco- Brazilian Foiano-Sacred Offering for Spirits and Guides What is the tobacco offering to ancestors? When storms approached, families protected themselves by placing a small amount of tobacco on a nearby rock or stump. Tobacco was placed at graves as an offering to the departed spirit . Requests to elders to relate oral traditions or other special knowledge were accompanied with a gift of tobacco. Dried tobacco leaves are burned (often in combination with the other 3 plants) and the smoke is said to open the soul to allow the spirits to bring their healing powers and remove negative energy. A gift of traditional tobacco is a sign of respect and may be offered when asking for help, guidance, or protection . Traditional tobacco is sometimes used directly for healing in traditional medicine. It may be burned in a fire or smoked in a pipe, yet the smoke is generally not inhaled. Traditional tobacco is sometimes used directly for healing in traditional medicine. It may be burned in a fire or smoked in a pipe, yet the smoke is generally not inhaled. This listing is for two, large, whole tobacco leaves. Each leaf is about 18 inches long.