Ceremony
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For other uses, see Ceremony (disambiguation).
Newly commissioned officers celebrate their new positions by throwing their midshipmen covers into the air as part of the U.S. Naval Academy class of 2005 graduation and commissioning ceremony.
Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz salutes Yom Kippur War casualties at an official annual memorial service for fallen soldiers.A ceremony is an event of ritual significance, performed on a special occasion. The word may be of Etruscan origin.
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Ceremonial occasions
A ceremony may mark a rite of passage in a human life, marking the significance of, for example:
- birth (birthday)
- initiation (college orientation week)
- puberty
- social adulthood (Bar (or Bat) Mitzvah)
- graduation
- marriage
- retirement
- death (Day of the Dead)
- burial (funeral)
- spiritual (baptism, communion)
Government ceremonies
Sometimes, a ceremony may only be performed by a person with certain authority. For example, the opening of the United Kingdom Parliament is presided over by the Sovereign (Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II). A captain or a higher-ranked naval officer usually supervises the naming and launching of a warship. A wedding is performed by a priest or a Civil Celebrant, as in Australia. The President of the United States is customarily sworn in by the Chief Justice of the United States, and the British sovereign is always crowned by the Archbishop of Canterbury.
Celebration of events
Other, society-wide ceremonies may mark annual or seasonal or recurrent events such as:
- vernal equinox, winter solstice and other annual astronomical positions
- weekly Sabbath day
- inauguration of an elected office-holder
- occasions in a liturgical year or "feasts" in a calendar of saints
Other ceremonies underscore the importance of non-regular special occasions, such as:
- coronation of a monarch
- victory in battle
In some Asian cultures, ceremonies also play an important social role, for example the tea ceremony.
Process
Ceremonies may have a physical display or theatrical component: dance, a procession, the laying on of hands. A declaratory verbal pronouncement may explain or cap the occasion, for instance:
- I now pronounce you man and wife.
- I swear to serve and defend the nation ...
- I declare open the games of ...
- I/We dedicate this ... ... to ...
Both physical and verbal components of a ceremony may become part of a liturgy.
See also
- Human condition
- Ribbon cutting ceremony
- Rite of passage
- Tjurunga
- Topping out (when the last beam is placed at the top of a building)..
Notes
Categories:- Ceremonies
- Anthropology
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Ceremony — • In liturgy, an external action, gesture, or movement which accompanies the prayers and public exercise of divine worship Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Ceremony Ceremony … Catholic encyclopedia
Ceremony — Cer e*mo*ny, n.; pl. {Ceremonies}. [F. c[ e]r[ e]monie, L. caerimonia; perh. akin to E. create and from a root signifying to do or make.] 1. Ar act or series of acts, often of a symbolical character, prescribed by law, custom, or authority, in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ceremony — 1> церемония; торжество; Ex: graduation ceremony выпускной акт 2> формальности, этикет; церемониал; Ex: without ceremony запросто, без церемоний; Ex: to stand on ceremony церемониться, держаться чопорно; строго соблюдать этикет 3> пустая… … Новый большой англо-русский словарь
ceremony — noun 1) обряд 2) церемония to stand on ceremony церемониться;держаться формально, чопорно without ceremony 3) церемонность; формальностьMaster of Ceremonies а) ведущий (концерт, телепередачу и т. п.); б) распоря дитель (бала, вечера и т. п.); в)… … Англо-русский словарь Мюллера
ceremony — ˈserɪmənɪ сущ. 1) обряд, ритуал; церемониал, церемония (как фольклорного, так и официального характера) to conduct, hold, perform a ceremony ≈ осуществлять церемонию, совершать обряд to perform a … Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь
ceremony — /ser euh moh nee/, n., pl. ceremonies. 1. the formal activities conducted on some solemn or important public or state occasion: the coronation ceremony. 2. a formal religious or sacred observance; a solemn rite: a marriage ceremony. 3. formal… … Universalium
ceremony — noun (plural nies) Etymology: Middle English ceremonie, from Middle French ceremonie, from Latin caerimonia Date: 14th century 1. a formal act or series of acts prescribed by ritual, protocol, or convention < the marriage ceremony > … New Collegiate Dictionary
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ceremony — See: STAND ON CEREMONY … Словарь американских идиом
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