Ceremony
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A ceremony is a activity preformed at a special time. Ceremonies may be done to celebrate an event or rite of passage.
[change] Celebration of life
A ceremony may mark a rite of passage in a person's job, showing how important it is. Examples:
- initiation
- graduation
- marriage
- funeral
[change] Government ceremonies
Sometimes, a ceremony may only be done by certain people. A wedding is done by a priest or a Civil Celebrant. The President of the United States is sworn in by the Chief Justice of the United States, and the British monarch is usually made king or queen by the Archbishop of Canterbury.
[change] Celebration of events
Other ceremonies may mark yearly events like:
- vernal equinox
- winter solstice
- weekly Sabbath day
- inauguration of an elected office-holder
- occasions in a liturgical year or "feasts" in a calendar of saints
In Asian cultures, ceremonies are also important, for example the tea ceremony.
