ritual
Example Sentences
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"We already have a lot of established rituals and traditions around death," she said.
From BBC
Ms. Goodman finds the right measure of sugar in this novel-in-stories depicting three generations of Rubinsteins, an East Coast Jewish-American clan tenuously bound by love, ritual and guilt trips.
Before hitting the stage, the comedians of the TV series “Jokes with JoySauce” have an on-camera ritual of exchanging immigrant stories about growing up with their families.
From Los Angeles Times
Younger generations are expected to demand more personalized death rituals.
Participation in many of these organizations is inherently symbolic—a ritual of internationalism—so quitting them is inherently performative as well.
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