A ceremony is an event of ritual significance, performed on a special occasion. The word may be of Etruscan origin.

Contents

• 1 Ceremonial occasions
• 2 Government ceremonies
• 3 Celebration of events
• 4 Process
• 5 See also
• 6 Notes
• 7 External links

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)

Noun

ceremony (plural ceremonies)

1. A ritual with religious significance.
2. An official gathering to celebrate, commemorate, or otherwise mark some event.
3. Formal socially-established behaviour often in relation to people of different ranks.

Derived terms

• ceremonial
• ceremonially
• ceremonialness
• ceremonious
• ceremoniously
• ceremoniousness
• ramp ceremony

Ceremony is an event of ritual significance, performed on a special occasion.

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