What is Ceremony?
[[File:Weddingring 2007-6-23-2.jpg|thumb|right|A wedding is a kind of ceremony.]] A '''ceremony''' is an activity performed at a special time usually with according seriousness. Ceremonies may be done to celebrate an event or [[rite of passage]]. Other important ceremonies include the [[tea ceremony]] in [[Asia]]n cultures, A ceremony may mark a rite of passage in a person's [[job]] or [[life]], showing how important it is. Examples: * [[initiation]] * [[graduation]] * [[marriage]] * [[funeral]] Other ceremonies may mark yearly events like: * vernal [[equinox]] * winter [[solstice]] * occasions in a [[Christian calendar]] == Government ceremonies == Sometimes, a ceremony may only be done by certain people. A [[wedding]] is done by a [[priest]] or a [[Civil Celebrant]]. The [[President of the United States]] is sworn in by the [[Chief Justice of the United States]] at his or her [[inauguration]]. The [[monarch|British monarch]] is usually made king or queen by the [[Archbishop of Canterbury]] at his or her [[coronation]]. == Related pages == * [[Liturgy]] * [[Ritual]] [[Category:Ceremonies]]