Ceremonies

(noun)

Rituals with religious significance; official gatherings to celebrate, commemorate, or otherwise mark some event; formal socially-established behaviors often in relation to people of different ranks.

Examples of Ceremonies in the following topics:

  • The Tea Ceremony

    • Zen Buddhism was a formative influence in the development of the tea ceremony.
    • The art of the tea ceremony flourished during the Momoyama period (ca. 1568 - 1603).
    • Sen Rikyū (1522 - 1591) is perhaps the most well-known and still revered figure in the history of the tea ceremony.
    • All of the tools for tea ceremony are handled with exquisite care.
    • The monk clothing depicts the relationship between matcha culture, tea ceremony, and Buddhism.

  • Ceremonies

    • A ceremony typically describes an event of ritual significance, performed on a special occasion.
    • A ceremony typically describes an event of ritual significance, performed on a special occasion.
    • In many indigenous American traditions, dancing was often a component of religious ceremonies.
    • In Ancient Egypt, funereal rites were ritualized in a ceremonial process known as mummification.
    • Give examples of various kinds of ceremonies, including dancing, burial rites, and festivals.

  • Malagan Carvings

    • New Ireland, a large island in Melanesia, is most known for its elaborate wooden carvings used in traditional rituals and ceremonies.
    • Malagan ceremonies are the most large-scale and famous of the many events that take place within the region of New Ireland.
    • A tatanua is a type of traditional wooden mask worn by ceremonial dancers during the malagan ritual.
    • The tatuana masks of New Ireland were traditionally used in malagan ceremonies.
    • Masks were commonly used by dancers during the malagan ceremony to honor the spirits of the deceased.

  • Sacred Ceremonies and Pilgrimages

    • Pilgrimages and sacred ceremonies are important events in many spiritual traditions around the world.
    • Pilgrimages and sacred ceremonies often go together, with people performing certain ceremonies once they have reached a sacred location.
    • For many, the pilgrimage in itself is a kind of ceremony.

  • Architecture in Early South America

    • Chavín de Huántar and Tiwanaku were important ceremonial centers in pre-Inca South America.
    • Occupation at Chavín de Huántar has been carbon dated to at least 3000 BCE, with ceremonial activity occurring primarily toward the end of the second millennium and through the middle of the first millennium BCE.
    • Large ceremonial sites were abandoned, some unfinished, and were replaced by villages and agricultural land.
    • The site continued as a ceremonial center until around 500 BCE.
    • The Kalasasaya temple at Tiwanaku was used as a ceremonial center.

  • African Art and the Spirit World

    • They may be worn by a dancer in ceremonies for celebrations, deaths, initiations, or crop harvesting.
    • In many traditional mask ceremonies, the dancer goes into deep trance, and during this state of mind he or she is believed to communicate with ancestors in the spirit world.
    • During the annual ceremonies of the Guan society, a group of up to seven figures, some dating back to the 14th century, are removed from their sanctuaries by the elder members of the society.

  • Jade in Neolithic China

    • During Neolithic times, the key known sources of nephrite jade in China for utilitarian and ceremonial items were the now depleted deposits in the Ningshao area in the Yangtze River Delta (during the Liangzhu culture, 3400–2250 BCE) and in an area of the Liaoning province in Inner Mongolia (during the Hongshan culture, 4700–2200 BCE).
    • Jade was used to create many utilitarian and ceremonial objects, ranging from indoor decorative items to jade burial suits, reflecting the ancient Chinese belief that jades would confer immortality or prolong life and prevent decay.
    • The most exemplary artifacts from the culture were its cong (cylinders, the largest of which weighs 3.5 kg), bi (discs) and Yue axes (ceremonial axes).

  • Burial Goods of the Han Dynasty

    • They could only be brought into living quarters once they were properly announced at funerary ceremonies, where they became known as mingqi (明/冥, "fearsome artifacts," "objects for the dead," or "brilliant artifacts").
    • The Han Dynasty was known for jade burial suits, or ceremonial suits made of pieces of jade in which royal members in Han Dynasty were buried.
    • A Jade burial suit is a ceremonial suit made of pieces of jade in which royal members in Han Dynasty were buried.

  • The Rite of Passage

    • The rite of passage, still practiced by some Africans today, is a traditional ceremony in which a person enters into a new phase of life.
    • The rite of passage is typically a ceremonial event in which a person enters into a new phase of life, such as puberty or marriage.
    • While many rituals and ceremonies are still practiced today, many Africans - especially those in more urban areas - no longer practice them.

  • Dogon

    • During the yincomoli ceremony, a gourd is smashed over the deceased's wooden bowl, hoe, and bundukamba (burial blanket), announcing the entrance of the masks used in this ceremony, while the entrance to the deceased's home in the family compound is decorated with ritual elements.
    • Masks used during the yincomoli ceremony include the Yana Gulay mask, the Satimbe mask, the Sirigie mask, and the Kanaga mask.
    • The Sirigie mask is a tall mask that is only used in funerals for the men that were alive during the holding of the Sigui ceremony.