ritual
set of actions performed according to an established sequence, mainly for their symbolic value
greeting
act of communication to acknowledge another person
confirmation
Lutheran church ceremony
seeing Abraham
ritual
mummers play
folk play
Australian Aboriginal mythology
ritual and traditional history of the indigenous peoples of Australia
epiclesis
invocation of a god or spirit upon a sacrament or representative
sacred prostitution
sexual rite performed in the context of religious worship
bypass rite
tradition that involves requesting or asking for gifts
virtue signalling
empty act done publicly with the intent of enhancing one's own image
ordinance
sacred rite among Latter-Day Saints
Ukrainian wedding traditions
Article is about Ukrainian wedding. A Ukrainian wedding is a traditional marriage ceremony that shows Ukrainian culture. It is mixture of pre- and post-Christian traditions
Sacrifice to Heaven
Korean worship
Mafia initiation ritual
ceremony to become a full member of the Mafia
Consecratio
the ancient Roman act of elevating a person to the status of a god
Traditional wedding ritual
Armenian traditional wedding ritual
beatification
recognition accorded by the Catholic Church of a deceased person's entrance into heaven
easter whipping
Czech and Slovakian traditional practice
rainmaking rites
weather modification ritual
charivari
folk custom
fermentum
Christian practice of distributing consecrated host between bishops to affirm fellowship
Bear guiding
Folk ritual
half-mast
flag flying below the summit of a ship mast, a pole on land, or a pole on a building
opening of the mouth ceremony
ancient Egyptian Funerary Rite
Need-fire
fire for superstitious purposes
Horse guiding
Slavic traditional rite
gift giving
bestowing of tangible or intangible benefits, voluntarily and usually without expectation of anything in return
Dough offering
biblical injunction to separate a tithe from bread
Mass of the Phoenix
one-person ritual in Thelema
fortune-telling
practice of predicting information about a person's life
Statue rubbing
Act of touching part of a public statue
Deposition
initiation ritual at European universities from the Middle Ages until the 18th century
matchmaking
process of matching two or more people together, usually for the purpose of marriage
funeral rite
the totality of actions before, during and after a funeral
ritual purification
ritual prescribed by a religion by which a person about to perform some ritual is considered to be free of uncleanliness
laying on of hands
ritual that is a part of religious practices found in various cultures
libation
cultural offering of beverage to a god
Star singers
Children and young people in central Europe dress as the Three Kings, walk from house to house, sing traditional and new carols, collect money for charity and bring the blessing for the new year to the people.
Absolution of the dead
prayer for or a declaration of absolution of a dead person's sins that takes place at the person's religious funeral
blood compact
ancient ritual of the Philippines
ring shout
Earliest expressive practice found among enslaved Africans
sacrifice ritual
class of ritual