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…, as with most Native American cultures, there are certain activities and events that exclude women, such as ceremonies in the Kiva. The Taos are very much unlike their Pueblo dwelling neighbors when it comes to their Kivas. A Kiva is a sacred ceremonial lodge used…

…attacks upon them. After the attacks the Chickasaw retreated into the woods. Until 1700, the Chickasaw usually maintained seven towns at any given time, and despite the scattered homesteads, each town had its own fort and ceremonial rotunda. The Chickasaw…

…. <Tab/>An important religious ceremony is that which begins the rice planting season. Balatik a constellation of seven stars which make up a vow, is used as a sign to prepare fields for farming and to make the yearly sacrifice. The preparation…

…upon them suspicion of the deed." (II, IV, 33-35) Macbeth is then named King shortly after the death of Duncan. Macduff refuses to go to Macbeth's ceremony because he believes no good will come of this sudden change. "Well, may you see things well done…

…of blood from enemies and every other person who disagreed with him. After conquering many tribes the chief got married and after a while a son came to his life. He was very happy for it and by the time the baby reached 6 months a very Especial ceremony…

…, starting with “The Burial of the Dead,” a name taken from the Anglican funeral ceremony. The imagery of part one evokes a person, a civilization, numbed, distressed. Coherence and meaning have gone out of the world, as a prophetic voice with an Old Testament…

…both formal and informal duties. The president is chief of state, chief executive, commander in chief, chief diplomat, chief legislator, and party chief. As chief of state, the president is ceremonial head of the government. As chief executive…

…, Professor Barbara J. Cox, of California Western School of Law, reveals; When her and her partner decided to have a commitment ceremony, they did so to express the love and caring that they felt for one another. To celebrate that love with their friends…

…to learn their language and understand their culture. Here the aboriginal people could keep their dignity. However in many Anglican missions they would brand traditional beliefs as evil and stamp out rituals, ceremonies and language. Despite this, these two…

…ably led his armies; but he was especially recognized as a profound expert in religious matters, a kind of simple and humble mystic. This situation rapidly changed as he became a despot at the center of highly intricate court ceremonies. No one was permitted…