ritual occasions

collocation in English

meaningsofritualandoccasion

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ritual
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈrɪtʃ.u.əl/us
/ˈrɪtʃ.u.əl/
a way of doing something in which the same actions are done in the same way ...
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occasion
noun[C]
uk
/əˈkeɪ.ʒən/us
/əˈkeɪ.ʒən/
a particular time, especially when something happens or ...
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(Definition ofritualandoccasionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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While it is aritualoccasion, it still has its surprises.
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The migratory route of the settlement's founding patrilineage is recollected at certain ritual occasions at the village earth shrine and during the initiation ceremony (bagr).
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It is consumed only at funerals and other ritual occasions in the company of the ancestors.
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Practices such as group testimony on ritual occasions, disputations, schools for teaching traditional lore, and recitations on taking office were some of the ways in which this was ensured.
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I fear that there would be a tendency to highlight further those ritual occasions such as the annual budget.
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They are no longer annual ritual occasions.
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These vessels could be taken to social and ritual occasions.
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Men and women often work separately, coming together to eat in the morning and evening, and during ritual occasions, they remain separate except when dancing.
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The garment is used for everyday wear, social and ritual occasions.
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It is also a court ensemble used to accompany classical dance for ritual occasions or theatrical events.
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Perhaps the most important maguey product is the alcoholic beverage known as pulque, used prominently in many public ceremonies and on other ritual occasions.
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It emphasizes apparel for special ritual occasions or theater performance work as opposed to regular fashion apparel.
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Grimshaw adds that the nuns were given a portion of harvests, in return for feasts on ritual occasions and year-long provision of spiritual protection.
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The primary reason for becoming a "dek wat" is to gain a basic education, particularly in basic reading and writing and the memorization of the scriptures chanted on ritual occasions.
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