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…. Each Cherokee village had a meetinghouse called a council house. This is where ceremonies and tribal meetings were held. This council house was seven sided to represent the seven clans of the Cherokee. The seven branches are the Bird, Paint, Deer, Wolf…

…. They fashioned ceremonial cutting objects that were very ornate and artistically attractive in their functional form and symmetry. These ornate tools were probably used in religious ceremonies. Besides game caught from hunting, hunter-gatherers ate a variety…

…in ceremonial centers. They know the game was very important because they were placed in the ceremonial centers. They also found other smaller courts. Since the game was played at different levels of skill, intensity, and religion, there had to be a wide variety…

…such, indicative parallel is manifested between Beowulf's ordeal with the dragon and the digression titled "The Tale of Finn". To illustrate the foreshadowing one must see the parallels between the burial ceremonies of Beowulf and Hnaef, the similarities between Hnaef's…

…. In Stephen Crane's literary marvel, The Red Badge of Courage, it is widely known that there are many areas of religious influence throughout the book. References to the sun as a wafer refer to the Holy Eucharist common to liturgical ceremonies. As Jim Conklin…

…these prophets, we see a sence of rebuilding, of picking up the nation where it left off. Much of the ceremonial history of the Hebrews is shaped in this time period, mostly by Haggai, who believed that a strong sense of ceremony must accompany a strong moral belief…

…, Graves, Adams and Warner are all symbolic to the story’s plot. When Mrs. Hutchinson arrives late at the ceremony, she chats sociably with Mrs. Delacroix. The narrator states, Mrs. Hutchinson “tapped Mrs. Delacroix on the arm as a farewell” (318). Delacroix…

…by not allowing her to properly bury her brother, Polynices. She believed that the burial was a religious ceremony, and Creon did not have the power to deny Polynices that right. Antigone's strong beliefs eventually led her to her death by the hand of Creon. Never…

…been used by American Indians in religious ceremonies, comes from the peyote cactus. Psilocybin, also used by the Indians and believed to have supernatural powers, is found in about 20 varieties of mushrooms. Once ingested, psilocybin is converted…

…concerning religious beliefs. In Antigone's eyes, Creon betrayed that ideal by not allowing her to properly bury her brother, Polynices. She believed that the burial was a religious ceremony, and Creon did not have the power to deny Polynices…