Series 3: Incense Avignon

Series 3 Incense is devoted to the five main spiritual teachings of the humanity. Each of the fragrances is named after the cities significant for those teachings. Avignon – Catholicism Ouarzazate – Islam Zagorsk – Orthodox Christianity Jaisalmer – Hinduism Kyoto – Buddhism and Shintoism Avignon is Catholicism, named after the city of Avignon in the south of France, the Provance region. It was a very influential Catholic centre in the 14th century. This is a smell of gothic cathedrals, their vast and high halls, gobelins and tapestries that were absorbing the sacred frankincense smell for centuries.