Quotes About Ceremony

I didn't think The Book of Occasional Services included anything like a Ceremony of Discreet Gloating

During the golden age of the Most Serene Republic, the Doge used to perform an elaborate yearly ceremony, tossing a gold ring into the waters of the Grand Canal to solemnize the wedding of the city to the waters that gave it life, wealth, and power.

dressed in mourning—in white—according to the custom in royal families in those days,

in the face of horror, ancient rituals regained their meaning

I'm just saying it's Prince. And it's my ceremony and he's a genius so why are we even still talking about it? You already nixed the words. Let me at least have the music. Daddy doesn't care. He likes Prince too. Jeez!

Burials in Cahokia could be astonishingly elaborate. In one, a man was buried on a bed of twenty thousand beads of shell. Nearby three people were buried at teh same time along with eight hundred arrowheads and a host of other objects. These were probably close relatives, sacrifieced at the death of the great man. Also nearby, more than fifty women between the ages of eighteen and twenty-three were interred, evidently strangled as part of a funeral ceremony.

At Imbolg, we always use a version of that in our ritual, with each person who wishes to pulling out three strands of hair by the roots and feeding them into a flame while putting themselves anew under the protection of Brighidh.

[Breadbaking is] one of those almost hypnotic businesses, like a dance from some ancient ceremony. It leaves you filled with one of the world's sweetest smells... there is no chiropractic treatment, no Yoga exercise, no hour of meditation in a music-throbbing chapel, that will leave you emptier of bad thoughts than this homely ceremony of making bread.

They made it to graduation without further incident. Bruce, the class salutatorian, gave a well-honed speech. The commencement address was delivered by the Honorable Frank H. Seay, a popular district court judge from next door in Seminole County.

funeral services took place with the casket open, so that the mourners were required to view the deceased while great things were said about him. It was an odd custom, one aimed at making the moment far more dramatic than necessary.

Mary's uncle presented the fifteen-year-old king with the scepter, the rod of justice and a ring

He then raised the heavy gold crown above his head.

Although the queens of France were also anointed and crowned

ceremony was held at a time and place different from the king's coronation.

Catherine wore a long black silk dress. The court was still in mourning for the dead king

the most awkward and least convincing coronation day in French history.

Change was afoot at court even before the ceremony. A palace revolution began the day after Henry II's death.

At the ceremony for Dudley's ennoblement, Darnley bore the sword of state

she finished, kissing the crucifix and making the sign of the cross in the Catholic way.

The royal baptism took place a week later. Prince James was almost six months old

So, in what we considered the true spirit of freedom and the timeless nature of our travel plans, a few months after the sacrifice of Dave's airline ticket, the three of us ceremoniously burnt our watches, too.

Higher education is the only business that has a ceremony for firing its customers.

The bull has been killed, sweating the last of its blood into dust and dark bronze bowls. It went quietly to its death, a good omen for the games to come.

All that smoke and savour rising so delicately from our altars. It leaves only ash behind.