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Calendrical Rituals

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Rites the calendar itself requires, tied to a fixed date, a lunar phase or a seasonal turning point rather than to an individual's life stage or need. They overlap with the holidays under the holiday type, but a calendrical ritual is filed here when the entry emphasises the rite performed on the day rather than the day itself.

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What Defines This Grouping
Rites tied to a recurring point in a tradition's calendar rather than to an event in a life - a weekly sabbath, a seasonal turning, an annual first-fruits offering. Each is reckoned in its own calendar, so the recurrence is regular within the tradition and irregular against the civil year. 2
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Standing as a Comparative Category
A standard analytic category in the study of religion 2
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Rituals 1
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The Calendrical Rituals

This group holds calendrical rituals, the rites fixed to the cycle of the year and the calendar: the observances of seasons, new moons, solstices and the recurring festivals that structure sacred time. They bind the community to the turning of the year and the rhythm of its tradition.

The browser will find calendrical rituals from various traditions. The entries describe each rite's timing, form and meaning, noting the tradition and the moment in the year it marks.

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