Ceremony

A ceremony ( Austria: [ tsɛrɛmo ː ni̯ɛ ]; Switzerland and Germany also [ tsɛrɛmoni ː ], from Latin caeremonia " celebration, solemn act ") is a according to a specified protocol or ritual expiring formally - solemn act in a ceremony usually find certain rituals or prescribed actions take place, which often have a symbolic character. The rules by which a ceremony usually takes place, also referred to as ceremonial.

Ceremonies are often public or in front of an audience in a representative frame instead, but can also be located in a private setting. They are located as well as in the secular realm (eg, court ceremonial act of state ) in the religious and sacred space (cult and worship). Many ceremonies date back to ancient traditions.

A Master of Ceremonies is an official or other servant, who plans the course of a ceremony and organized during the event it shall ensure that the prescribed rules followed and the intended actions to be carried out in the prescribed form and order.

The word ceremony can be emphasized in German either after the French pronunciation of the last ( ceremony), or by the Latin pronunciation of the last syllable ( ceremony). The Endsilbenbetonung is usually preferred. In Austria, however, is the emphasis on the penultimate syllable usual. For compositions with ceremony as determinative, however, the penultimate syllable is stressed in general, such as master of ceremonies ceremony gown.

Examples

Ceremonies often refer to a beginning or an end ( " rite of passage " ), such as

  • Initiation ceremonies
  • Wedding ceremonies
  • Coronation ceremonies, see also the coronation of British monarchs, Coronation of the Russian tsars and emperors
  • New Year ceremonies
  • Mourning rites: ceremonies at solemn ceremony, for example, for a Pope (see also Staatstrauerakt ), as well as secular funerals
  • Farewell ceremony, for example, Big Tattoo
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