Rituals

thumb|Silver coin from Knossos displaying the 7-course "Classical" design to represent the Labyrinth,

annual experimental festival based in Nevada, United States

thumb|Copy of a Hellenistic period|Hellenistic [[Aphrodite Kallipygos at The Hermitage in St. Petersburg]] Anasyrma (, composed of and ; plural anasyrmata ), also called anasyrmos (), is the gesture of lifting the skirt or kilt. It is used in connection with certain religious rituals, eroticism, and lewd jokes (see, for example, Baubo). The term is used in describing corresponding works of art.

Couvade () is a term which was coined by the anthropologist Edward Burnett Tylor in 1865 to refer to certain rituals in several cultures that fathers adopt during pregnancy.

Malanka (, or ) is a Ukrainian folk holiday celebrated on 31 December, which is New Year's Eve in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Formerly it was celebrated on 13 January corresponding to 31 December in the Julian calendar (see Old New Year). The festivities were historically centred around house-to-house visiting by groups of young men, costumed as characters from a folk tale of pre-Christian origin, as well as special food and drink. The context of the rituals has changed, but some elements continue to the present.

effigy for burning in pagan ritual

mistreatment under the guise of religion to use unfairly or improperly gain benefit

tree used to make votive offerings

Mawsim or moussem (), waada, or raqb, is the term used in the Maghreb to designate an annual regional festival in which worshippers usually combine the religious celebration of local Marabouts or Sufi Tariqas, with various festivities and commercial activities. These are very popular events, often attended by people from very distant places.

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thumb|right|Viktor Vasnetsov. Trizna after Oleg, 1899

thumb|Sebiba Touareg Exhibition of Djanet in Algeria. Sebiba (, Tifinagh: ⵙⴱⵉⴱⴰ) is the term used in Algeria to designate a festival and the Tuareg people's dance performed on this occasion and accompanied by female drummers in the Sahara oasis of Djanet in the Tassili n'Ajjer region in southern Algeria. . The dance was recognized by UNESCO in 2014 for its significance to humanity's intangible cultural heritage.

tradition of human beings as payment

Karnavedha (, ) or Karnavedham is one of the sixteen major samskaras (sacraments) known as "Shodasha Samskaras" of Hinduism. It is an ear piercing ceremony that is typically performed between the first and fifth years of life. This can also be performed during later years. thumb|left|250px|Karnavedham of Brahmin boy (both ears pierced) Brahmins, especially those studying the vedas, undergo karnavedha and the other samskaras during their lifetime. The samskaras are mentioned in the Brahmana portion of the vedas. Some scholars advise that the performance of karnavedha should be considered just a

ritual of spreading salt on conquered cities to symbolize a curse on their re-inhabitation

Rampokan was a traditional Javan big cat fight. Panthers or tigers were released from wooden boxes and surrounded by warriors with lances trying to prevent them from breaking out of the circle. The rampokan would take place towards the end of Ramadan. It symbolized purification and the overcoming of evil. If the tigers and panthers succeeded in breaking through the circle, it was seen as an omen of disaster as famine. The ritual died out in the early 20th century. A battle between a tiger and buffalo was the first part of the event in its earlier incarnations, but in later years this was omitt

practiced technique of learning to "plant a seed" in one's mind for a specific dream topic to occur

Japanese fire festival

Memorial day and annual ritual of the Newar living in Nepal