Humans have used water not only for drinking, domestic use, or commercial use, but also for ethical use in life; such as baptism, other religious ceremonies, and prayers.
My mother used to perform cold-water ablutions during December and February. She woke up early in the morning, while it was still cold, using a well in our backyard. She kept the water overnight, so it had gotten ice on it. She poured the water all over her body for 10 times or so. I remember to ask her why she did that, because her behavior made me sad somewhat. She explained to me that this was a prayer for us children, 6 of us, for our future, health, and prosperity. I wasn’t still convinced and asked again why she didn’t pray for God. Her answer was that water purified and washed away our sins and “stains” which had accumulated inside of us without noticing.
This showed me an example how the water and spirituality has been connected in our life.
