ritual

My friend Felipe had explained the ritual back in Alicante.

From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2026

For Monticah Hawkins, a 31-year-old real-estate agent in Atlanta, MySpace wasn't just a website – it was a ritual.

From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026

“Whatever the Jewish community needs, it exists in Iran,” including a yeshiva—a traditional Jewish center of study—and 24 ritual baths around the country, said Gerami.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

The meaning of the geometric shapes and animal outlines remains a mystery, with some believing they had ritual astronomical functions, according to UNESCO, which declared the area a World Heritage site in 1994.

From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026

Hence a “dead” image lost its potency after the killing ritual had been performed and could be disregarded when the spell had to be renewed.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson

Across Spain, San Juan welcomes summer with infernos and midnight rituals.

From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2026

Unlike deaths with associated rituals, road maps, and standards, those that are disenfranchised are complex, underacknowledged, and often isolating.

From Slate ● Jul. 19, 2026

For four-day periods every year from March to August, legions of small, silver fish called grunion ride the waves ashore for mating rituals, beginning on the nights of the full and new moons.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026

In the intimate Théâtre du Jeu de Paume, Valentina Carrasco’s mesmerizing staging evoked the mythic roots beneath the community rituals.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026

The rituals, conceived by Mary Anne, were being thickened, lengthened, and enriched.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy