Ceremony
A ceremony is an activity performed at a special time usually with according seriousness. Ceremonies may be done to celebrate an event or rite of passage. Other important ceremonies include the tea ceremony in Asian cultures,
A ceremony may mark a rite of passage in a person's job or life, showing how important it is. Examples:
Other ceremonies may mark yearly events like:
- vernal equinox
- winter solstice
- occasions in a Christian calendar
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 at his or her inauguration. The British monarch is usually made king or queen by the Archbishop of Canterbury at his or her coronation.
Ceremony Media
Ceremonial at court during Prinsjesdag
Leaders welcome a boy into Scouting, March 2010, Mexico City, Mexico.
Senator Lionel Murphy, founder of the civil celebrant movement in Australia, which has now spread to the rest of the Western World
Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz salutes Yom Kippur War casualties at an official annual memorial service.
Gogo tribe ladies from Manyoni Tanzania waiting to perform traditional dance during the ceremony of priest Joseph Makasi ordination
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.
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