Ritual Collection (page 14)

Part of an Antependium (Depicting The Last Supper), Germany, 1300/10. Creator: Unknown
Part of an Antependium (Depicting The Last Supper), Germany, 1300/10

Middle Temple Hall - Mr. Serjeant Miller's Farewell, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Middle Temple Hall - Mr. Serjeant Miller's Farewell, 1850. Lawyers ceremony in London. Mr. Miller...has just been elevated to the degree of Serjeant-at-Law

Sons of Neptune Shaving a Landsman!, published March 4, 1817. Creator: Isaac Robert Cruikshank
Sons of Neptune Shaving a Landsman!, published March 4, 1817

Consecration of the Bishop of Montreal, in Westminster Abbey, 1850. Creator: Smyth
Consecration of the Bishop of Montreal, in Westminster Abbey, 1850. At the appointed hour (eleven o'clock), the procession formed and proceeded to the cathedral

Chrismatory, from the Archaeological Institute Museum, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Chrismatory, from the Archaeological Institute Museum, 1850. Ecclesiastical object used for containing chrism oil. The Chrismatory...was exhibited by the Rev

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Oath ritual of the Samoyed-heathens on a bear hide, 1862-1887. Creator: Mikhail Znamensky
Oath ritual of the Samoyed-heathens on a bear hide, 1862-1887. From an album of 32 original watercolors from the library of Tsar Nicholas II

Japanese Greeting Rituals, 1813. Creator: Ivan Vasil'evich Chesky
Japanese Greeting Rituals, 1813. In 1803-06, Captain I. F. Kruzenshtern became the first Russian to circumnavigate the globe

Day dreams, 1905. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Day dreams, 1905. Photograph shows Chief Plenty Coups squatting on rock near pond, fingers interlaced, meditating

Placing kedan, c1905. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Placing kedan, c1905. Navajo man impersonating Yeibichai, placing feather sticks around the sweat

Preparing the sweat, c1905. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Preparing the sweat, c1905. Four Navajo Indians preparing hot embers, covering them with brush and weeds on second day of Yebichai ceremony

Water rite purification, Cheyenne animal dance, c1927. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Water rite purification, Cheyenne animal dance, c1927. Three Cheyenne dancers in ceremonial dress, bend towards water

Priests passing before the pipe-Cheyenne, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Priests passing before the pipe-Cheyenne, c1910. Group of Cheyenne people, most seated in a semicircle during sun dance ceremony, woman in foreground is holding pipe, buffalo skull in foreground

Offering the pipe, 1908. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Offering the pipe, 1908. Photograph shows woman offering a pipe to a tree

For strength and visions-Apsaroke, c1908. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
For strength and visions-Apsaroke, c1908. Photograph shows an Apsaroke man, leaning back slightly, with strips of leather attached to his chest and tethered to a pole secured by rocks

Offering pipe to the skull-Cheyenne, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Offering pipe to the skull-Cheyenne, c1910. Woman offering pipe to buffalo skull, during sun dance ceremony

Offering the pipe to the Earth-Cheyenne, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Offering the pipe to the Earth-Cheyenne, c1910. Cheyenne woman holding pipe close to earth, during the sun dance ceremony

Crazy dancers-Cheyenne, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Crazy dancers-Cheyenne, c1910. Cheyenne dancers around stick tripod

Giving the medicine-Navaho, c1905. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Giving the medicine-Navaho, c1905. Photograph shows aNavajo shaman giving medicine to participant sitting atop blanket(?) used in sweatbath, as two others look on

Before the final journey-Cheyenne, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Before the final journey-Cheyenne, c1910. Cheyenne people gathered in open area, for Sun Dance ceremony; several tents and hills in background

Night medicine men, 1908, c1908. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Night medicine men, 1908, c1908. Photo shows Arikara medicine ceremony with four night men dancing

Dancing to restore an eclipsed moon, c1914. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Dancing to restore an eclipsed moon, c1914. Several Kwakiutl people dancing in a circle around a smoking fire, in an effort to cause a sky creature, which they believe swallowed the moon

The altar, 1908, c1908. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
The altar, 1908, c1908. Arikara Indian and altar

Buffalo Society, animal dance-Cheyenne, c1927. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Buffalo Society, animal dance-Cheyenne, c1927

Bear rattles, 1908, c1908. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Bear rattles, 1908, c1908. Rattles of Arikara bear medicine men

Hamatsa emerging from the woods-Koskimo, c1914. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Hamatsa emerging from the woods-Koskimo, c1914. Hamatsa shaman, three-quarter length portrait, seated on ground in front of tree, facing front

Sun dance pledgers-Cheyenne, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Sun dance pledgers-Cheyenne, c1910. Two young men in ceremonial paint

Oraibi snake dance, 1904, c1905. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Oraibi snake dance, 1904, c1905. Hopi Indians, Arizona, in snake ceremony, with pueblo and onlookers in background

Hu Kalowa Pi-Removes the covering, c1907. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Hu Kalowa Pi-Removes the covering, c1907. Interior of tepee, man kneeling on ground remouving buffalo hide around skull on ground, another male behind altar warming hands by fire

Gusinoozersk Datsan Khamba Lama (abbot (1)), lamas and lama musicians... 1880-1889. Creator: Peter Adamovich Milevskiy
Gusinoozersk Datsan Khamba Lama (abbot (1)), lamas and lama musicians. During the service, Khamba Lama holds a honkho in his hands, that is, a bell and a vachir (2)

Lamas in masks and costumes participating in a religious dance (tsam)... 1880-1889. Creator: Peter Adamovich Milevskiy
Lamas in masks and costumes participating in a religious dance (tsam) in the Gusinoozersk datsan during the annual holiday in honor of dokshits (idols). Note

Shaman and shamanka, 1862. Creator: Karlis Huns
Shaman and shamanka, 1862. Sheet 54 from the album "Description ethnographique des peuples de la Russie", volume 1

Tungus Shaman Woman, 1904-1917. Creator: Unknown
Tungus Shaman Woman, 1904-1917. National Library of Russia

A witch kisses satan (Engraving, 1608)
LRI4677284 A witch kisses satan (Engraving, 1608) by Anonymous; Private Collection; (add.info.: Satanic Rite " A witch giving the ritual kiss to Satan" Xylography taken from ")

The Baphomet of the Templars, illustration of a stone casket found at Essarois (Burgundy
DGC405782 The Baphomet of the Templars, illustration of a stone casket found at Essarois (Burgundy) (engraving) by English School

Theban alphabet (Honorian alphabet or the Runes of Honorius
5615723 Theban alphabet (Honorian alphabet or the Runes of Honorius) and Celestial Alphabet (Scriptura Malachim or Angelic Script) Engraving from Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa von Nettesheim (1486-1535)

Ritual sword designed for Aleister Crowley to use in the Temple of the A. A
Ritual sword designed for Aleister Crowley to use in the Temple of the A.A. (Order of the Silver Star) his own magical association Date: 1911

The Night-Hag Visiting Lapland Witches, 1796. Creator: Henry Fuseli
The Night-Hag Visiting Lapland Witches, 1796

A circle of witches dancing beneath a full Moon, 19th or early 20th century. Artist
A circle of witches dancing beneath a full Moon, 19th or early 20th century. Illustration from a collection of Chapbooks on esoterica

A witch-doctor, Uganda, Africa, 1936. Artist: Wide World Photos
A witch-doctor, Uganda, Africa, 1936. From Peoples of the World in Pictures, edited by Harold Wheeler, published by Odhams Press Ltd (London, 1936)

One of the "Devil's" masks of the Uquia Carnival, Jujuy, Argentina

Sweden, Southern Sweden, Kaseberga, Ales Stenar, Ales Stones, early peoples ritual site, 600 AD

Men take part in a Procession of Jesus Nazareno de Candelaria Cristo Rey in the streets
Men take part in a Procession of Jesus Nazareno de Candelaria " Cristo Rey" in the streets of downtown Guatemala City March 29, 2018. REUTERS/Luis Echeverria

Penitents take part in the procession of the Santo Sepulcro in La Paz, Bolivia, March 30, 2018. REUTERS/David Mercado

A man prays at one of the stations as he walks the Way of the Cross during Good Friday celebrations at " Calvaire Miracle" hill in Ganthier, Haiti, March 30, 2018

A rope with blood on it is pictured while a masked penitent flagellates himself during a procession as part of Holy Week celebrations in Taxco in the Mexican state of Guerrero, March 29, 2018

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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.