Ritual Collection (page 10)

Indians of America: Indian mythology. Ceremony figure with rain and clouds
NWI4899599 Indians of America: Indian mythology. Ceremony figure with rain and clouds. Fresco in a kiva, around 1500 a Tiguex (Kuaua Pueblo) a Rio Grande, Coronado State Park, Bernalillo County

Egypt: Cook cruise, Nile side, flooded Nile valley crossed by Giza-Cairo road, at the foot of the pyramids
LUX4779236 Egypt: Cook cruise, Nile side, flooded Nile valley crossed by Giza-Cairo road, at the foot of the pyramids, an Egyptian prays, 1900; (add.info.: Egypt: Cook cruise, Nile side)

Mayflower pelerins observing the Sabbath rite (Sunday religious service) on Clark Island, Cape Cod, Massachusetts
NWI4966029 Mayflower pelerins observing the Sabbath rite (Sunday religious service) on Clark Island, Cape Cod, Massachusetts

United States, State of Pennsylvania: Wampum, or sewan (belt used by American Indians) received by William (Guillaume)
NWI4967211 United States, State of Pennsylvania: Wampum, or sewan (belt used by American Indians) received by William (Guillaume) Penn in commemoration of his trade with the Indians of Pennsylvania

France, A girl in a solemn communion dress, 1865
LUX4728977 France, A girl in a solemn communion dress, 1865; (add.info.: France, A girl in a solemn communion dress, 1865); Photo © Lux-in-Fine.

Feast of the spirits among the Japanese - Strong water from the Encyclopedie of Natural History: Humanite
FLO4727347 Feast of the spirits among the Japanese - Strong water from the Encyclopedie of Natural History: Humanite, by Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm (1758-1811)

Le Mans, Sarthe (72), Pays de la Loire, France, Young girl first communicating with her cross, 1875
LUX4733883 Le Mans, Sarthe (72), Pays de la Loire, France, Young girl first communicating with her cross, 1875; (add.info.: Le Mans, Sarthe (72), Pays de la Loire, France

France, Rhone-Alpes, Isere (38), Corps: Notre Dame de la Salette, a procession with priests and pelerins. Oriflames
LUX4768617 France, Rhone-Alpes, Isere (38), Corps: Notre Dame de la Salette, a procession with priests and pelerins. Oriflames

France, Midi-Pyrenees, Hautes-Pyrenees (65), Lourdes: The cave, animated view with preacher in a pulpit
LUX4767072 France, Midi-Pyrenees, Hautes-Pyrenees (65), Lourdes: The cave, animated view with preacher in a pulpit, cars of the sick and many pelerins, 1895; (add.info.: France, Midi-Pyrenees)

France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Genre scene, reenactment of a religious baptism, 1860
LUX4816692 France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Genre scene, reenactment of a religious baptism, 1860; (add.info.: France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Genre scene, reenactment of a religious baptism

France: A sailor climbs to cocagne during the passage of the line (Ecuador), 1910
LUX4807539 France: A sailor climbs to cocagne during the passage of the line (Ecuador), 1910; (add.info.: France: A sailor climbs to cocagne during the passage of the line (Ecuador)

Tartar Woman making a Tsi, sacrificing the spirit of the door to prevent misfortune entering
FLO4590114 Tartar Woman making a Tsi, sacrificing the spirit of the door to prevent misfortune entering. Buddhist or Fo sect, Lao-Kiun

15th century fashion: two women wearing original dresses with short capes and long veils
FLO4643859 15th century fashion: two women wearing original dresses with short capes and long veils (from a drawing from the library of Heidelberg, Germany) and three men kneeling

Hindu devotees firewalking in the Nepu Tirunal or Thimithi festival in honor of the goddess Draupadi
FLO4623740 Hindu devotees firewalking in the Nepu Tirunal or Thimithi festival in honor of the goddess Draupadi. Handcoloured copperplate drawn

A wedding ceremony with native Indians in Canada, the married couple dance around a symbol drawn on the floor
FLO4635452 A wedding ceremony with native Indians in Canada, the married couple dance around a symbol drawn on the floor. Lithography for the book

Yakut or Yakut costumes of Siberia (Russia): men in long coats of embroidered skins
FLO4634634 Yakut or Yakut costumes of Siberia (Russia): men in long coats of embroidered skins and a shaman holding a statuette in front of a sacrificial fire

Harvest Feast in India, Pongal or Tamizar Thirunal or Makar Sankranti, a ritual ceremony of graces
FLO4634012 Harvest Feast in India, Pongal or Tamizar Thirunal or Makar Sankranti, a ritual ceremony of graces, a large propriatory chariot is drawn by the men of the procession, with flag bearers

King Charles II (Carlos II) (1661 - 1700) last Habsburg ruler of Spain (print)
3520622 King Charles II (Carlos II) (1661 - 1700) last Habsburg ruler of Spain (print); (add.info.: King Charles II (Carlos II) (1661 - 1700) last Habsburg ruler of Spain

Tribe of the Timucua Indians, 1591 (engraving)
2435431 Tribe of the Timucua Indians, 1591 (engraving) by Bry, Theodor de (1528-98); (add.info.: History. USA. Tribe of the Timucua indians: rite to the sun, with a deer as a totem)

France, Aquitaine, Gironde (33), Arcachon: A first communicant taken in photo, 1890
LUX4715190 France, Aquitaine, Gironde (33), Arcachon: A first communicant taken in photo, 1890; (add.info.: France, Aquitaine, Gironde (33), Arcachon: A first communicant taken in photo

Hinduism: Procession on Water of the Goddess KALI, India. Engraving of James COOK's Voyages, 1884
JAB4120594 Hinduism: Procession on Water of the Goddess KALI, India. Engraving of James COOK's Voyages, 1884; (add.info.: Hinduism: Procession on Water of the Goddess KALI, India)

Blowing the Shofar, 1850
3330011 Blowing the Shofar, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving titled 'Blowing the Shofar'. A shofar is a Jewish ritual musical instrument, used to proclaim a new King's anointment)

Sacrificial bull in decorative sash led to sacrifice by an axe-wielding man in laurel wreath after a Roman triumph
FLO4704746 Sacrificial bull in decorative sash led to sacrifice by an axe-wielding man in laurel wreath after a Roman triumph

Emperor Augustus in the Paludamentum (war cloak) and a Roman performing a sacrifice
FLO4704576 Emperor Augustus in the Paludamentum (war cloak) and a Roman performing a sacrifice. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's " Historical Picture of

Egyptian woman with sacred sistrum rattle and simpulum ladle, and priestess with statue of Harpocrates
FLO4703373 Egyptian woman with sacred sistrum rattle and simpulum ladle, and priestess with statue of Harpocrates, the god of silence

Aromatic gums and fragrant woods were burned in the incense houses of ancient Egypt - Engraving by Gabry
FLO4689457 Aromatic gums and fragrant woods were burned in the incense houses of ancient Egypt - Engraving by Gabry, from The Book of Perfumes by Eugene Rimmel (1820-1887), England

Feast of the Apostle at Santiago de Compostela, 1936 (w/c on paper)
617992 Feast of the Apostle at Santiago de Compostela, 1936 (w/c on paper) by Bone, David Muirhead (1876-1953); Private Collection; (add.info)

Roman sacrifice to Jupiter (engraving)
8635812 Roman sacrifice to Jupiter (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Roman sacrifice to Jupiter. Illustration from Rom)

Weapon dance in ancient Germany (engraving)
8626223 Weapon dance in ancient Germany (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Warriors performing a weapon dance in ancient Germany)

Master giving the Grand Masonic Word on the Five Points of Fellowship (engraving)
8673159 Master giving the Grand Masonic Word on the Five Points of Fellowship (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Real Grip of a Mark Master Mason (engraving)
8673127 Real Grip of a Mark Master Mason (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Real Grip of a Mark Master Mason)

Representation of the Craftsman's road to the Middle Chamber of King Solomon's Temple (engraving)
8673097 Representation of the Craftsman's road to the Middle Chamber of King Solomon's Temple (engraving) by American School

Duegard of an Entered Apprentice (engraving)
8673085 Duegard of an Entered Apprentice (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Duegard of an Entered Apprentice)

Sign of the Master of the First Veil (engraving)
8673120 Sign of the Master of the First Veil (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sign of the Master of the First Veil)

Brethren kneeling at prayers around the grace of Hiram Abiff, the widow's son (engraving)
8673112 Brethren kneeling at prayers around the grace of Hiram Abiff, the widow's son (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Initiation of the candidate as a Master Mason into the Third Degree (engraving)
8673105 Initiation of the candidate as a Master Mason into the Third Degree (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Satan marks the forehead of an apprentice witch, 1626 (miniature)
IND5618448 Satan marks the forehead of an apprentice witch, 1626 (miniature); (add.info.: Santan marque le front d'une apprentie sorciere)

Kongo nkisi nkondi, a container of spirits from the land of the dead, from Zaire, before 1878 (wood, cord)
HSC99339 Kongo nkisi nkondi, a container of spirits from the land of the dead, from Zaire, before 1878 (wood, cord, iron and cloth); height: 83 cm; Royal Museum for Central Africa, Tervuren

Freemasonry: magical ceremony presided by Giuseppe Balsamo, dit Alexandre
ELD4847814 Freemasonry: magical ceremony presided by Giuseppe Balsamo, dit Alexandre, Count of Cagliostro (1743-1795) as part of a maconic rite in which he draws strength from the head of a

Civilization of Antiquity: Cyrus II the Great, King of Persia, returns the sacred objects of the Hebrews
NWI4912776 Civilization of Antiquity: Cyrus II the Great, King of Persia, returns the sacred objects of the Hebrews. Colour engraving after an illustration by Gustave Dore.; (add.info)

Franc-Maconnerie: Reception at the 33rd degree of the Scottish rite, late 18th, early 19th century
PCT4268042 Franc-Maconnerie: Reception at the 33rd degree of the Scottish rite, late 18th, early 19th century. The reception is located in a succession of tents decorated with human bones

The Coronation of King Henry IV of England (1367-1413), by the Evechs of Westminster Abbey, London
FLO4630623 The Coronation of King Henry IV of England (1367-1413), by the Evechs of Westminster Abbey, London, 1399 - Lithography from the enluminated manuscript of John (Jehan)

The Marriage of Louis II of Anjou (1377-1417), Holder King of Naples, with Yolande of Aragon (Jolantha of Aragon)
FLO4630357 The Marriage of Louis II of Anjou (1377-1417), Holder King of Naples, with Yolande of Aragon (Jolantha of Aragon) (1381-1442), December 2

Tunisia, Bizerte: Chez le Caid, Aisaouas (aissawas) Fountain, 1910
LUX4765588 Tunisia, Bizerte: Chez le Caid, Aisaouas (aissawas) Fountain, 1910; (add.info.: Tunisia, Bizerte: Chez le Caid, Aisaouas (aissawas) Fountain, 1910); Photo © Lux-in-Fine.

Gladiator sacrifice to the Aztec god Xipe Totec or Tlatlauhca, Mexico City
FLO4622152 Gladiator sacrifice to the Aztec god Xipe Totec or Tlatlauhca, Mexico City. An Aztec warrior with sword and shield fights a captured enemy on a raised stage before an audience

The dervish monk lights fire and sprinkles it: illustration for the tale 'Aladin or the wonderful lamp' in
XEE4182335 The dervish monk lights fire and sprinkles it: illustration for the tale 'Aladin or the wonderful lamp' in 'Arabian Nights, 1929-32 (lithograph) by Neziere

Practical cult by the druids of Gaul. Colourful engraving from the 19th century
NWI4858425 Practical cult by the druids of Gaul. Colourful engraving from the 19th century.; (add.info.: Practical cult by the druids of Gaul)

Pope Leon XIII (Gioacchino Pecci, 1810-1903) kneels in prayer in a church during a pilgrimage in Spain in 1884
AIS5341326 Pope Leon XIII (Gioacchino Pecci, 1810-1903) kneels in prayer in a church during a pilgrimage in Spain in 1884 (engraving); (add.info.: Drawing by H. Estevan); © Iberfoto.

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From ancient traditions to modern protests, the power transcends time and culture. In 1963, Buddhist monk Thich Quang Duc made a profound statement by committing self-immolation in Saigon, denouncing President Ngo Dinh Diem's anti-Buddhist measures. Malcolm Browne captured this haunting moment that forever etched itself into history. The Parthenon of ancient Athens stands as a testament to the rituals performed in honor of Athena, goddess of wisdom and warfare. The grandeur of this temple reminds us of the significance placed on religious customs throughout civilizations. In Las Vegas, amidst glitz and glamour, The Little White Chapel serves as a sacred space for couples seeking matrimonial rituals. Love takes center stage here as vows are exchanged and lifelong commitments are sealed with tradition. Across the pond in 1953, the Coronation ceremony brought forth an awe-inspiring display of regal pageantry as Queen Elizabeth II ascended to her throne. This meticulously planned ritual within Westminster Abbey showcased symbols of power and glory alongside Christian faith. Traveling back even further in time, we find ourselves at Avebury in Wiltshire where stone circles were reconstructed - remnants from an ancient civilization's mysterious rituals. These enigmatic structures continue to captivate our imagination today. Jerusalem's Western Wall holds deep spiritual significance for worshippers who gather there daily to engage in prayerful rituals dating back centuries, and is a place where faith converges with history and devotion resonates through every stone. Sri Lanka introduces us to Geta Beraya and Udekkiya players whose rhythmic movements form part of traditional rituals celebrating their rich cultural heritage. Through music and dance, they pay homage to their ancestors while keeping these age-old practices alive. Delving into Mesoamerican cultures through Codex Borgia reveals intricate illustrations depicting ritualistic ceremonies intertwined with divination practices - providing insights into their beliefs about life's mysteries.