Initiation Rites

Rhythms that reflect realities

Rituals, reflections, poetic assaults ...

Maradona Priest and Victim of a Dark Argentine Ritual

The official holidays can be divided into Christian and non Christian holidays.

The applicable law distinguishes between a registered religious community and a registered religious association.

When my father died many Christmas rituals disappeared from our household.

By tradition, a child's upbringing is fairly structured through rites of initiation that are carried out at various ages, with the basic purpose of preparing a child for adult life.

So Senegal s rituals of respect may not be holding.

Here on the Upper West Side, in the middle of a triangle formed by Central Park, Lincoln Center, and the Hudson River, I was once in the habit of beginning each day with an exotic act of devotion, a ritual of humility.

But prohibiting the ritual slaughter of animals does not stop Jews or Muslims from practicing their religion.

The community had distinctive religious traditions.

Islam's pervasiveness in every aspect of life makes it more a way of life than a strictly devotional faith.

History In ancient Athens, a person who committed suicide without the approval of the state was denied the honours of a normal burial.

The religious character of Islam varied between Muslim countries since the Koran was open to a wide variety of interpretations.

And I remember having a very eerie sense that the patient and I had slipped back into a primitive ritual in which I had a role and the patient had a role.

The captured lord was taken back to Quiriguá and on 3 May 738 he was decapitated in a public ritual.

These are not religious issues they're human issues.

North Korea is essentially a theocracy.

The short clip features well known Saudi figures, religious and secular ones.

Christianity in the Comoros is a minority religion.

But not all European citizens are practicing Christians. Many are not Christians at all.

The plant is usually green in color, but a purple variant was once grown for use in Inca rituals.

Peaceful unification was a religious notion, a Christian utopia.

Kuru was transmitted through cannibalistic rituals that were commonplace in Papua New Guinea until the 1950 s.

There were financial and religious motives behind this exploration.

That is due to many factors religious, social, familial and moral.

Many of those divisions and frictions are manifested in religious tones.

It should not be construed as a licence to practise a religion, and no one religious group should be able to exert influence over the registration of other religious groups.

Most of the conflicts in today s world have a religious dimension.

In Lebanon, censorship practices are either politically, religiously or morally motivated.

She stands accused of mocking religious texts and religious scholars.

There are likely no current prisoners for Christian religious reasons.

OSLO The dance around the golden Nobel medallion began over a 100 years ago, and is still going strong.

Although the Committee accepted religious law as national law, no national law, be it religious or otherwise, could be invoked against international treaty law.

Christians are the second largest religious group and make up 48.2 of the population.

The Jewish Communities are religious congregations comprising numerous members.

3.1 Unn and Ben Leirvåg have a non religious humanist life stance.

CKREE involves direct and undisputed religious activities (such as prayers).

This may involve religious activities either in or outside the classroom.

(j) Note by the Secretary General on the election of a member of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (E 2005 9 Add.8)

That does not mean forcing it to follow an unrealistic and potentially dangerous electoral ritual just because it is embedded in UN regulations.

To make it easier on the kids, some parents have resorted to unethical practices to heighten his or her scores, so much so that it has now become part of the exam ritual, says Thuận.

On November 23, 1654, Pascal had a profound religious experience.

Around 40 of health care in Africa is delivered by faith based organizations.