Wiccan History & Ceremony 
I interviewed Blackhawk before and after a
ceremony I observed known as "The
Rite of Wiccaning," a
ceremony that welcomes a new born child into the Pagan ....
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Spiritual Leaders on Human Rights
.... He also notes that
rite and
ceremony, the communal elements of religion, tend to deemphasize the individual, while today we tend to stress the power of the ....
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Santeria Religion & Practices
.... The third rank is comprised of persons who have been consecrated to Ifa through the
ceremony of asiento, the major
rite of Santeria (Murphy, 1988, p. 156). ....
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The Gospels and Christ
.... baptist_principles_reset/bpr_p1_12.htm) The mythology of the communion
ceremony for Baptists is .... and Blood, so that He might institute a sacred
rite whereby the ....
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Pre-Wedding Celebrations
.... kallah after the rabbi offers the betrothal blessing or the kiddushin of the kiddushin
ceremony. .... sanctified unto us such as are wedded to us by the
rite of the ....
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Colin M. Turnbull's two works on the Mbuti Pygmie
.... The nkumbi is a circumcision
ceremony, held approximately every six years for boys .... In Schebesta's account the major significance of the
rite lay in the boys ....
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Meaning of Passover
.... The Israelites took over this primitive
rite and gave it a meaning all .... the Jewish people said, had coincided with the traditional pesah
ceremony, and because ....
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Prayer and the Supreme Court
.... their beliefs, government's sponsorship of prayer at the graduation
ceremony is most .... Similarly, graduation ceremonies are an important
rite of passage that ....
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Compares 2 Inaugural Speeches
.... special character of the inaugural address is defined by these epideictic features and by the nature of the inauguration
ceremony, which is a
rite of passage ....
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Prayer in Public Schools
.... their beliefs, government's sponsorship of prayer at the graduation
ceremony is most .... Similarly, graduation ceremonies are an important
rite of passage that ....
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Traditional African Religion
.... This
rite of passage is marked by a ritual
ceremony, during which all the women of the village dance and eat with the girls upon their return to their families ....
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Peyotism
.... The
rite characteristically, but not always, takes place in a tepee around a crescent-shaped, earthen altar mound and a sacred fire. The all-night
ceremony ....
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Lincoln's "Gettysburg Address"
.... Address, which, in three short paragraphs, has provided a sacramental
rite for Lincoln's .... carried the idea through as to the reason why the
ceremony is taking ....
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North American Indian Ceremonies
.... crisis rites are important to the individual for whom the
rite is sponsored .... With rain essential to the growth of crops, this
ceremony completed the ties ....
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The Forest People by Colin Turnbull
.... A pipe trumpet is blown before and after the
ceremony, representing the sound of .... The
rite of nkumbi is the initiation
rite of young boys, including circumcision ....
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Hindu Culture & Belief System
.... pardoner of sins, then the ritual can be understood as a
ceremony in which .... Heesterman says, "it would be unwarranted to take this confession
rite as evidence ....
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The Last Supper and Jesus
.... Luke is giving more detail of the
ceremony for the benefit of his Gentile .... Rather than repeat the inauguration of the Communion
rite, which was well established ....
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Matthew 28
.... do not allow us to think that discipling can be effected by a
ceremony and a .... The Roman Catholic perspective is that "baptism is a
rite of initiation," and that ....
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Comparison of 2 Presidential Speeches Abraham Lincoln's " ...
.... Address, which, in three short paragraphs, has provided a sacramental
rite for Lincoln's .... carried the idea through as to the reason why the
ceremony is taking ....
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President Clinton's Inaugural Address
.... inaugural addresses is defined by these general epideictic features and by the nature of the inauguration
ceremony. Inauguration is a
rite of passage, a ritual ....
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Arizona and Southwest Indian Tribes
.... as they celebrated La Posada, the peculiarly Spanish Christmas
rite otherwise unknown .... describes his participation in an Apache female puberty
ceremony which a ....
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Japanese Management
.... The purpose of the
ceremony is "consciously designed to reinforce the company spirit," and the .... from the family to the company is part of the
rite de passage ....
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How Hindus Face Death
.... Thus, the funeral
rite often utilizes a funeral pyre in which the body is .... usually called upon to perform the various rites involved in the cremation
ceremony. ....
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Stephen: First King of Austria
.... Geza chose the Western
rite of conversion, thereby aligning his fortunes with .... the coronation took place on Christmas Day, with Astrik performing the
ceremony. ....
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THE EMERALD FOREST The Emerald Forest is a 1985
.... Soon after, Tomme's coming-of-age
ceremony begins. .... The Indians celebrate his initiation
rite, and Tomme is given a hallucinogenic. ....
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Hinduism and Buddhism
.... does nothing, he bears within him perfect knowledge of the
rite and sacrificial .... argues that the sacrificial ritual probably began as a simple
ceremony in front ....
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Analysis and Effects of A Funeral on Spouse of Deceased
.... It can be seen as a biological event, a
rite of passage, an inevitability, a .... be buried in a commemorative plot and more likely to be cremated without
ceremony. ....
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Women & Agriculture
Farm labor is a
rite performed on Mother Earth and unleashes the sacred powers of .... The
ceremony ended with the tearing to pieces of a living kid and the ....
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Issue of Same-Sex Marriage Same-sex marriage has never been allow
.... resemble the
rite of marriage," and this came after a controversy over a "Celebration of Holy Covenant" in which two gay men exchanged rings--the
ceremony did ....
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Non-Western Religions
.... celebration of May Day as a survival of the pre-Christian
rite of spring .... Some historical behavior apart from formal
ceremony can also be associated with mythic ....
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