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…of religious sodalities were drawn from the descent group that “owned” a particular religious ceremony (Page 1994: 47). These ceremonies were controlled by a particular descent group, the matrilineal clan. Common membership in the society that performed…

…and mushrooms as part of religious ceremonies but wont let A Rastafarian use marijuana. Peyote and mushrooms which are poison, and actually dangerous to use are allowed. So where is the religious freedom for someone who believes that Ganja (God’s Herb) is bad…

…Oration is a formal speech one given at a ceremony. Two of the best orator gave two of the most famous public speeches ever made in the history of our planet: Pericles’ Funeral Oration and Abraham Lincoln‘s Gettysburg Address. Both speeches were…

…-Buddhist or early Shinto ceremonial rituals (Haiku). This anthology includes anonymous songs and prayers designed to celebrate and pacify the gods, prayers for safe voyages, formal eulogies on the death of an Emperor or Empress and courting, marriage, planting…

…to the city of Rome. During the Colosseum's opening ceremonies in A.D. 80, spectacles were held for 100 days in which hundreds of animals and 2,000 gladiators were killed. Eventually, gladiator fights were outlawed by Emperor Honorius in A.D. 404; however…

…. Homosexuals are humans too. So why should they be denied the human right to marry someone of the same gender? Simply holding a "commitment ceremony" is not enough. They deserve to be equally recognized to heterosexuals through society officially supporting…

…. Lyndon Johnson was two cars behind the president. The Texas Governor John B. Connally and his wife were sitting with the JFK and his wife. There were lots of people in big crowds. The large crowds were very into this ceremony The motorcade was coming toward…

…and has received countless honours and awards. On April 22, 1998, she attended the groundbreaking ceremonies for the Troy State University Montgomery Rosa Parks Library and Museum to be located on the spot she was arrested over forty years ago.…

…hunt; thus there was more time to develop more ornate cultural items, rituals, and myths to tell their stories and educate their young people. The most sacred yearly event was the sun dance, or Medicine Lodge Ceremony. As a communal event, the Blackfeet…

…a large number of retainers, armed men that could fight on horseback, and bound them by oaths of loyalty and ceremonies of homage. The more recent explanation of the origin of Feudalism is that most war was fought using infantry, not cavalry. Thus Charles…