ritual

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AFP journalists saw devotees deliberately puncturing their skin with glass shards attached to a small wooden paddle to ensure their bleeding during the ritual, a way to atone for sins and seek miracles from God.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

A documentary on Fox Sports 1 explores the connection—in the importance of ritual, shared experience and more—between religion and America’s pastime.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

We thought of it as a kind of Beuysian social sculpture, it was a weekly ritual, and over time it became something of an institution in the L.A. art world.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

His coronation was a public show of his commitment to the Church of England and a service immersed in Christian ritual.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

“What if Nansi gets restless and decides to start his ritual a little early? We have to take the fight to him.”

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer