It's based on orange blossom, with notes of beeswax and frankincense (for the candles and incense in the procession).
This is the only case known of using frankincense - we have never found any use of this before.
Gold, frankincense and myrrh were the three gifts the Magi gave to Jesus.
They gather frankincense, endemic flora known for its powerful medicinal qualities, and a variety of other natural wonders at unsustainable rates.
But the piecemeal efforts to revive ancient trades in frankincense, henna and hides do not begin to make up for livestock.
Frankincense is harvested by making cuts to the trees' white, flaky bark.
Follow the pungent perfume of frankincense, sumac, cinnamon and sacks full of enticing spices across the street to the tiny yet aromatic Spice Souq.
In his retelling, the fabled three wise men, who visited the infant Jesus with gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh, are not sages but thieves who escaped prison by posing as holy men.
The team of ecologists who wrote the article said that based on the mortality rate of the 12 tree stands they observed for two years, yields of frankincense could be halved within 15 years.
Aficionados sniff at the quality of the frankincense farmed in India, preferring to pay more for product harvested in East Africa, said Bill Huf, manager of Scents Of The Earth in Cape May, N.
Inside, guests were shuttled through various stations, treated to platters of dates, tiny cups of strong coffee, henna tattoos, dabs of essential oils like frankincense and sandalwood, and photos of themselves (to be posted online) posing in traditional Arabic garb along with a rather timid-looking falcon.
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