ritual
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At Al-Aqsa, Islam's third holiest site which was closed during most of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan this year, thousands of worshippers performed the ritual dawn prayer under a heavy police presence.
From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026
These materials are believed to be the remains of ritual meals and offerings made to the gods.
From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026
A documentary on Fox Sports 1 explores the connection—in the importance of ritual, shared experience and more—between religion and America’s pastime.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026
Bone ash apartments are empty properties which are turned into ritual halls by family members of the deceased.
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026
Scientists attribute the significantly larger population in the Americas to a relatively disease-free society whose use of herbal medicine, surgery, dentistry, and hygienic and ritual bathing kept disease at bay.
From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
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