ritual
set of actions performed according to an established sequence, mainly for their symbolic value
Siuda Baba
old Polish folk custom, celebrated on Easter Monday
benediction
short invocation for divine help, blessing and guidance
cashiering
ritual dismissal for breach of discipline
circumambulation
ritual of moving around a sacred object or idol, found in various religions
beating the bounds
annually verifying parish boundaries
hosanna shout
organized ritual of a congregation in the Latter Day Saint movement
salting the earth
ritual of spreading salt on conquered cities to symbolize a curse on their re-inhabitation
The Ritual of the Calling of an Engineer
statement of professional ethical obligations made by Canadian engineers
religious rite
symbolic practice rooted in religious tradition
The Soul Guiding Array
Soul Guiding Array
consecration
solemn dedication to a special purpose or service
female genital mutilation
ritual cutting or removal of some or all of the external female genitalia
Elevation (liturgy)
ritual raising of the consecrated elements of bread and wine during the celebration of the Eucharist
anointing
ritual act of putting aromatic oil on a person
peace offering
sacrifice in the Hebrew Bible
Imperial Investiture
Japanese inauguration ceremony
White coat ceremony
relatively new ritual in some medical schools and pharmacy schools
celebration
social event
Empowerment
ritual in Vajrayana Buddhism
hip hip hooray
cheer called out to express congratulation toward someone or something
erikae
ceremony for apprentice geisha graduating to full geisha status
Smoking ceremony
Aboriginal Australian custom
Bone collecting
Burial ritual in parts of East Asia
rejection of rule
process when a person to whom rule is offered demonstratively refuses to take it over, at least initially
Thursday salt
type of Salt associated with Easter in Russia
Ceremony of the Presentation of Credentials
annual ceremony in Japan
canonization
declaration that a deceased person is an officially recognized saint
Dionysian Mysteries
ritual of ancient Greece and Rome
evocation
act of calling upon or summoning a spirit, demon, god or other supernatural agent
sanctification
act or process of acquiring sanctity
incubation
religious practice of sleeping in a sacred area with the intention of experiencing a divinely inspired dream or cure
incubation
religious practice of sleeping in a sacred area with the intention of experiencing a divinely inspired dream or cure
Ceremony of the Keys
ancient daily ritual at the Tower of London
fertility rite
religious ritual intended to stimulate reproduction
invocation
supplication to a supernatural being
Fraction
ceremonial breaking of the consecrated bread during the Eucharistic rite
sacralisation
overvaluing a person, object, phenomenon or idea to the point of feeling that questioning them is forbidden or taboo
Funeral games
contests associated with the funeral observances for ancient heroes
sexual ritual
psychologic and sociologic aspects of sex performed in a proscribed manner
Masonic ritual and symbolism
words and actions in a Masonic lodge
Arrow driving
Slavic pre-Christian folk custom
valediction
complementary close
John Canoe
Akan warrior
Handfasting
type of medieval European wedding or betrothal procedure
black wedding
Jewish tradition during pandemics
ant test
Surinamese indigenous ritual
Five Seals
baptismal rite in Sethian Gnosticism