Green tree Amber Summer Fruits fragrance cubes (Air freshener) 6 pieces

Incense is a mixture of aromatic organic substances that can be lit and then spreads a pleasant scent. Frankincense also refers to the resin (olibanum) of the frankincense tree (Boswellia). The original meaning of the word incense is "wijrook" (smoke to consecrate). Frankincense has been used since at least 1700 BC, probably originally as an incense offering. The purpose of an incense offering was to appease the gods. The fragrance and prayer rise with the smoke. A practical use of incense was to expel putrid odors. The blood and remains of the animals that Jews sacrificed were masked with the pungent smell of incense. Incense was and is mainly used in churches in Europe. Although the Jews still had to dispel the smell of the sacrifices, incense could be used to cover up the smell of the wealthy who were buried in the church. The expression rich stinker may have its origins here. The use of odor-disguising incense also seems to be no coincidence during funerals and places of pilgrimage where people have had to come from far away. The resins and oils were unaffordable for ordinary people, because they had to be imported from outside Europe. Apart from that, there was no culture of using incense outside the church. Since the 1960s, interest in Eastern cultures and religion has grown. Incense is widely used in many countries such as China, India, Tibet and Japan. In these countries, incense is just as common as in the Western world, flowers in the home or the use of soap or perfume. With the interest, the import and use of oriental incense also grew.