1 | ->''And may her bridegroom bring her to a house\ |
2 | Where all's accustomed, ceremonious;\ |
3 | For arrogance and hatred are the wares\ |
4 | Peddled in the thoroughfares.\ |
5 | How but in custom and in ceremony\ |
6 | Are innocence and beauty born?\ |
7 | Ceremony's a name for the rich horn,\ |
8 | And custom for the spreading laurel tree. '' |
9 | -->-- '''Creator/WilliamButlerYeats''', ''A Prayer For My Daughter'' |
10 | |
11 | All kinds of rituals, ceremonies, rites, etc.. |
12 | ---- |
13 | !!Tropes: |
14 | [[index]] |
15 | [floatboxright: |
16 | '''Sub-indexes:''' |
17 | + BirthdayTropes |
18 | + FuneralTropes |
19 | + HolidayTropes |
20 | + IndexOfPrayerAndMeditation |
21 | + WeddingAndEngagementTropes |
22 | ] |
23 | * AwesomeMomentOfCrowning: A person becomes a ruler by doing something awesome to earn their position. |
24 | * BanishingRitual: A magic ritual to send away a ghost, demon, EldritchAbomination. |
25 | * CandlelitRitual: A ritual performed by candlelight. |
26 | * DeathbedPromotion: A soldier at or near the point of death is honored by being formally elevated in rank. |
27 | * EarPiercingPlot: A young character wants their ears pierced to look more grown-up, but is either too scared to do it or is forbidden from doing so by their parents. |
28 | * ImperfectRitual: The material lacks or substitutes some key component, but manages to start anyway. |
29 | * InitiationCeremony: A ceremony that permits the participant to enter an organization |
30 | * InsigniaRipOffRitual: A character being disgraced or demoted has the insignia on their uniform ripped off. |
31 | * {{Knighting}}: A ceremony where a person is granted a knighthood by royalty. |
32 | * NudeNatureDance: Characters embrace nature by dancing naked in open fields or forest clearings. |
33 | * OfferingsToTheGods: Making physical offerings to deities. |
34 | ** HumanSacrifice: Killing someone as part of a religious ritual. |
35 | *** AppeaseTheVolcanoGod: When it's done by throwing the sacrificial victim into a volcano. |
36 | *** TargetedHumanSacrifice: They can't just grab any random person to kill, they need a specific type of individual for the sacrifice. |
37 | *** VirginSacrifice: When the victim (usually a young woman or girl) is required to have never had sex before. |
38 | * RealFakeWedding: Someone attempts to trick someone into marrying them by staging a fake wedding with their intended partner then replacing the fake celebrant with real celebrant. |
39 | * RejectionRitual: A special ritual for people who are being removed/rejected from a group for something shameful they did. |
40 | * RibbonCuttingCeremony: A ceremony to celebrate the completion of some edifice. |
41 | * RiteOfPassage: A special coming-of-age ritual for families. |
42 | * RitualMagic: Magic performed with specific words, gestures, actions, and offerings at specific places and times. |
43 | * SecretHandshake: A gesture used between two allies. |
44 | * {{Seppuku}}: A ritualized suicide as a [[ForgivenessRequiresDeath means of atonement]]. |
45 | * ShamCeremony: A ceremony that turns out to be fake. |
46 | * StarkNakedSorcery: Magical rituals which need to be performed naked. |
47 | * SummoningRitual: Using a ritual to summon something. |
48 | * TestOfPain: Part of a ceremony or ritual involves a test of pain endurance. |
49 | [[/index]] |
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