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…and highly regarded art forms is traditional Japanese dance. Geisha also study shamisen (Japanese guitar), singing, Japanese flute and drums, and tea ceremony. The tea ceremony is a ritual that requires a lifetime of study, where the simple task of making a cup…

…for good harvest. It is now the largest architectural group where sacrificial ceremonies were held. An important part of Chinese architecture was to create a world in between Humankind and God. Chinese architecture extends harmonisation between the building…

…As we grow older the one thing we must learn to accept is we all die. After coming to this realization we set up an ornate burial ritual; to say our final good-byes to the person we loved and will eventually join. People come to the ceremony to mourn…

…brightly colored murals and paintings on walls and on bark which depict religious ceremonies, along with large idols of gods. One of the most amazing and famous of the Aztec’s art works is a huge calendar stone that weighs 22 tons and is 12 feet in diameter…

…for the blessings of the gods, but as ceremonies performed by human agents and embodying the civilized and cultured patterns f behavior developed through generations of human wisdom. They embodied , for him, the ethical core of Chinese society. Moreover, Confucius…

…. This was to create an image of Roman being the strongest power on the earth, and keep the people supporting the current emperor. The ceremony continued for at least one day, during which the Roman people were presented with a vast parade celebrating the glory…

…agencies vast new powers to "counter a threat like no other our nation has ever faced." "Today, we take an essential step in defeating terrorists while protecting the constitutional rights of all Americans," Bush said in an East Room ceremony even…

…can visualize the crown jewels and their importance historically, as markers of wealth, prestige and ancestry, while at the same time being unwieldy and little utilized, the hidden ritual and ceremony of the Kula Ring becomes more apparent. In keeping…

…will lead Goodman Brown to the Devil's witch ceremony, destroying his faith in fellow men, and consequent expulsion from his utopia. Richard Fogle believes that the staff is an allusion to the biblical story of Aaron who had thrown down his rod before…

…. The second calendar is called the Tun. The Tun has three hundred and sixty-day plus five unnamed and unlucky days called Wayeb. The Tun also has eighteen months with twenty days to each month. It was during the Wayeb that the greatest ceremonies took place…