Afro-Brazilian religion followers take part in a cleansing ceremony at the Sambadrome ahead of the Rio Carnival, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, February 11, 2023. REUTERS/Lucas Landau 

Afro-Brazilian religion followers take part in a cleansing ceremony at the Sambadrome ahead of the Rio Carnival, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, February 11, 2023. REUTERS/Lucas Landau 

Afro-Brazilian religion followers take part in a cleansing ceremony at the Sambadrome ahead of the Rio Carnival, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, February 11, 2023. REUTERS/Lucas Landau 

Afro-Brazilian religion followers take part in a cleansing ceremony at the Sambadrome ahead of the Rio Carnival, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, February 11, 2023. REUTERS/Lucas Landau 

Afro-Brazilian religion followers take part in a cleansing ceremony at the Sambadrome ahead of the Rio Carnival, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, February 11, 2023. REUTERS/Lucas Landau 

Afro-Brazilian religion followers take part in a cleansing ceremony at the Sambadrome ahead of the Rio Carnival, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, February 11, 2023. REUTERS/Lucas Landau 

Afro-Brazilian religion followers take part in a cleansing ceremony at the Sambadrome ahead of the Rio Carnival, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, February 11, 2023. REUTERS/Lucas Landau 

Afro-Brazilian religion followers take part in a cleansing ceremony at the Sambadrome ahead of the Rio Carnival, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, February 11, 2023. REUTERS/Lucas Landau 

Afro-Brazilian religion followers take part in a cleansing ceremony at the Sambadrome ahead of the Rio Carnival, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, February 11, 2023. REUTERS/Lucas Landau 

Afro-Brazilian religion followers take part in a cleansing ceremony at the Sambadrome ahead of the Rio Carnival, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, February 11, 2023. REUTERS/Lucas Landau 

Afro-Brazilian religion followers take part in a cleansing ceremony at the Sambadrome ahead of the Rio Carnival, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, February 11, 2023. REUTERS/Lucas Landau 

James Louis of Musqueam territories performs a cleansing ceremony and prays to the four directions at English Bay ahead of the of the annual Polar Bear Swim on New Year's Day in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada January 1, 2023. REUTERS/Jennifer Gauthier 

James Louis of Musqueam territories performs a cleansing ceremony and prays to the four directions at English Bay ahead of the of the annual Polar Bear Swim on New Year's Day in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada January 1, 2023. REUTERS/Jennifer Gauthier 

A Shinto priest makes his way to attend the Ohara ceremony, the annual ritual to cleanse people of their sins and purify them, on the last day of the year at the Meiji Shrine in Tokyo, Japan December 31, 2022. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon 

Shinto priests make their way after attending the Ohara ceremony, the annual ritual to cleanse people of their sins and purify them, on the last day of the year at the Meiji Shrine in Tokyo, Japan December 31, 2022. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon 

Shinto priests make their way to attend the Ohara ceremony, the annual ritual to cleanse people of their sins and purify them, on the last day of the year at the Meiji Shrine in Tokyo, Japan December 31, 2022. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon 

Shinto priests attend the Ohara ceremony, the annual ritual to cleanse people of their sins and purify them, on the last day of the year at the Meiji Shrine in Tokyo, Japan December 31, 2022. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon 

Shinto priests attend the Ohara ceremony, the annual ritual to cleanse people of their sins and purify them, on the last day of the year at the Meiji Shrine in Tokyo, Japan December 31, 2022. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon 

Shinto priests attend the Ohara ceremony, the annual ritual to cleanse people of their sins and purify them, on the last day of the year at the Meiji Shrine in Tokyo, Japan December 31, 2022. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon 

A Shinto priest makes his way to attend the Ohara ceremony, the annual ritual to cleanse people of their sins and purify them, on the last day of the year at the Meiji Shrine in Tokyo, Japan December 31, 2022. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon 

An Afro-Brazilian religion follower performs during a cleansing ceremony at the Sambadrome ahead of the Rio Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil April 10, 2022. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes 

Afro-Brazilian religion followers perform during a cleansing ceremony at the Sambadrome ahead of the Rio Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil April 10, 2022. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes 

An Afro-Brazilian religion follower reacts during a cleansing ceremony at the Sambadrome ahead of the Rio Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil April 10, 2022. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes 

Afro-Brazilian religion followers react during a cleansing ceremony at the Sambadrome ahead of the Rio Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil April 10, 2022. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes 

Afro-Brazilian religion followers perform during a cleansing ceremony at the Sambadrome ahead of the Rio Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil April 10, 2022. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes 

Afro-Brazilian religion followers perform during a cleansing ceremony at the Sambadrome ahead of the Rio Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil April 10, 2022. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes 

An Afro-Brazilian religion follower reacts during a cleansing ceremony at the Sambadrome ahead of the Rio Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil April 10, 2022. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes 

Va-Bene Elikem Fiatsi, 40, a trans woman who is an artist and LGBT+ activist, performs a daily cleansing ritual at her home and studio in Oduom, Ashanti Region-Ghana, December 22, 2021. I call it the 'Anti-Human' bill," said Fiatsi, who is a former Christian pastor. "It takes away from our family values of being a tolerant country, and being hospitable and loving." No longer welcome at the churches where she used to preach, Fiatsi channels her evangelism into art and activism. REUTERS/Francis Kokoroko SEARCH "KOKOROKO GHANA LGBT" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

A cleansing worker looks on as Oxfam campaigners dressed in the roles of "ineffective fire-fighting world leaders" demonstrate near the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, Britain November 12, 2021. REUTERS/Russell Cheyne 

A woman receives spiritual cleansing as part of the activities to mark the 500th anniversary of the Fall of Tenochtitlan, at Zocalo square in downtown Mexico City, Mexico August 13, 2021. REUTERS/Gustavo Graf 

Volunteers of the Tahara association wash the body of 38-year-old Abukar Abdulahi Cabi, a Muslim refugee who died of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), for a cleansing ritual in preparation for his burial, in Paris, France, May 17, 2021. Picture taken May 17, 2021. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier 

A volunteer of the Tahara association washes the body of 38-year-old Abukar Abdulahi Cabi, a Muslim refugee who died of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), for a cleansing ritual in preparation for his burial, in Paris, France, May 17, 2021. Picture taken May 17, 2021. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier 

Volunteers of the Tahara association wash the body of 38-year-old Abukar Abdulahi Cabi, a Muslim refugee who died of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), for a cleansing ritual in preparation for his burial, in Paris, France, May 17, 2021. Picture taken May 17, 2021. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier 

A volunteer of the Tahara association washes the body of 38-year-old Abukar Abdulahi Cabi, a Muslim refugee who died of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), for a cleansing ritual in preparation for his burial, in Paris, France, May 17, 2021. Picture taken May 17, 2021. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier 

Kelly Quinn, who drove from Denver, smudges sage to send blessings and cleansing over the site of the mass shooting at King Soopers grocery store in Boulder, Colorado, U.S. March 23, 2021. "I don't know what to do to help and in my tribe this is something we do. I want to show the community love and comfort," said Quinn. REUTERS/Alyson McClaran 

Um Ibrahim a daughter of the woman in charge of the shrine, puts her hand over woman's head to cleanse her from what supposed to be evil spirits, inside Al-Khidr shrine in Baghdad, Iraq, February 1, 2021. Picture taken February 1, 2021. REUTERS/Teba Sadiq 

Esoteric witch Karina, prays to a candle as she conducts a spiritual cleansing to Rosa Dominguez who is looking to improve her health and her economic situation due to the present coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at the Sonora market, in Mexico City, Mexico August 3, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Jasso 

Esoteric witch Karina, reads the cards as she conducts a spiritual cleansing to Rosa Dominguez who is looking to improve her health and her economic situation due to the present coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at the Sonora market, in Mexico City, Mexico August 3, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Jasso 

Esoteric witch Karina, conducts a spiritual cleansing to Rosa Dominguez who is looking to improve her health and her economic situation due to the present coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at the Sonora market, in Mexico City, Mexico August 3, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Jasso 

Esoteric witch Karina, prays to a candle as she conducts a spiritual cleansing to Rosa Dominguez who is looking to improve her health and her economic situation due to the present coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at the Sonora market, in Mexico City, Mexico August 3, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Jasso 

Esoteric witch Karina, lights a candle as she conducts a spiritual cleansing to Rosa Dominguez who is looking to improve her health and her economic situation due to the present coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at the Sonora market, in Mexico City, Mexico August 3, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Jasso 

Rosa Dominguez, who is looking to improve her health and her economic situation due to the present coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, chants as esoteric witch Karina, conducts a spiritual cleansing to her, at the Sonora market, in Mexico City, Mexico August 3, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Jasso 

Esoteric witch Karina, blows smoke as she conducts a spiritual cleansing to Rosa Dominguez who is looking to improve her health and her economic situation due to the present coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at the Sonora market, in Mexico City, Mexico August 3, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Jasso TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

Rosa Dominguez, who is looking to improve her health and her economic situation due to the present coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, comes out from a spiritual cleansing by esoteric witch Karina, at the Sonora market, in Mexico City, Mexico August 3, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Jasso 

Esoteric witch Karina, reads the smoke as she conducts a spiritual cleansing to Rosa Dominguez who is looking to improve her health and her economic situation due to the present coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at the Sonora market, in Mexico City, Mexico August 3, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Jasso 

Esoteric witch Karina, whips herbs as she conducts a spiritual cleansing to Rosa Dominguez who is looking to improve her health and her economic situation due to the present coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at the Sonora market, in Mexico City, Mexico August 3, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Jasso 

Esoteric witch Karina, lights a cigar as she starts to conducts a spiritual cleansing for Rosa Dominguez who is looking to improve her health and her economic situation due to the present coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at the Sonora market, in Mexico City, Mexico August 3, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Jasso 

Esoteric witch Karina gets ready to conduct a spiritual cleansing for Rosa Dominguez who is looking to improve her health and her economic situation due to the present coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at the Sonora market, in Mexico City, Mexico August 3, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Jasso 

EMT’s cleanse their materials outside Memorial West Hospital where coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients are treated, in Pembroke Pines, Florida, U.S. July 13, 2020. REUTERS/Maria Alejandra Cardona 

EMTs cleanse their materials outside Memorial West Hospital where coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients are treated, in Pembroke Pines, Florida, U.S. July 13, 2020. REUTERS/Maria Alejandra Cardona TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

EMT’s cleanse their materials outside Jackson Health Center, where coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients are treated, in Miami, Florida, U.S. July 13, 2020. REUTERS/Maria Alejandra Cardona 

An Indigenous community member carries out a cleansing ceremony during a demonstration in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter (BLM) rallies in the United States, calling for an end to police brutality against Black people in the United States and First Nations people in Australia, in Sydney, Australia, July 5, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliott 

An indigenous man walks as part of a cleansing ceremony during a demonstration in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter (BLM) rallies in the United States, calling for an end to police brutality against Black people in the United States and First Nations people in Australia, in Sydney, Australia, July 5, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliott 

A Salvadoran transgender woman washes her feet at a migrant encampment, where more than 2,000 people live in while seeking asylum in the U.S., during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Matamoros, Mexico May 1, 2020. REUTERS/Daniel Becerril 

A dog shakes itself as its owner gives it a bath at an alley of the Rocinha slum during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil April 22, 2020. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes 

A blackbird bathes in a mud puddle on the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, as the global outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Ronda, southern Spain, April 22, 2020. REUTERS/Jon Nazca 

A groomer washes a dog after pet grooming salons have been reopened in Prague as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, Czech Republic, April 20, 2020. REUTERS/David W Cerny 

A man's hand is seen after washing off the home quarantine stamp during a nationwide lockdown to slow the spreading of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on a street in Dharavi, one of Asia's largest slums, Mumbai, India, April 11, 2020. Picture taken April 11, 2020. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas 

A man washes his hands in a mobile cleansing sink amid an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in the Tenderloin district of San Francisco, California, U.S. March 27, 2020. Picture taken March 27, 2020. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton 

A worker cleans the locked door of Jerusalem's Church of the Holy Sepulchre amid coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions in the walled Old City March 30, 2020 REUTERS/ Ammar Awad