Home›Calendrical Rituals›Frequency›Seasonal, at set points in the yearBrowse BySeasonal, at set points in the yearThis page groups rituals by how often they are performed, from a once-in-a-lifetime rite to one repeated on a fixed cycle. Wikipedia notes that "calendrical rituals give social meaning to the passage of time, creating repetitive weekly, monthly or yearly cycles." Browsing by frequency lets a visitor tell an annual festival apart from a rite performed only once in a person's life.FactsLearn MoreSeasonal, at set points in the yearSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsOverviewWhat Defines This GroupingWell-attestedRites tied to a recurring point in a tradition's calendar rather than to an event in a life - a weekly sabbath, a seasonal turning, an annual first-fruits offering. Each is reckoned in its own calendar, so the recurrence is regular within the tradition and irregular against the civil year. 2StatusStanding as a Comparative CategoryWell-attestedA standard analytic category in the study of religion 2DirectoryCategoryWell-attestedRituals 1Learn MoreThe Calendrical Rituals This group holds calendrical rituals, the rites fixed to the cycle of the year and the calendar: the observances of seasons, new moons, solstices and the recurring festivals that structure sacred time. They bind the community to the turning of the year and the rhythm of its tradition. The browser will find calendrical rituals from various traditions. The entries describe each rite's timing, form and meaning, noting the tradition and the moment in the year it marks.Seasonal, at set points in the yearFilter Results2 entriesOrigin Period Start YearAll1958 (1)Closed Practice StatusAllClosed ceremonial knowledge, described but not reproduced (1)Life Stage MarkedAllEntry into the community or the order (1)Scholarly StandingAllA standard analytic category in the study of religion (2)Social FormAllPerformed by a gathered group (1)Practice StatusAllRevived or reconstructed in the modern era (1)PractitionerAllAll adherents of the tradition (1)Trained or authorised specialists (1)Native To RegionAllEngland (1)TraditionAllAlexandrian Wicca (1)Dianic Wicca (1)Eclectic Solitary Wicca (1)Feri Tradition (1)Gardnerian Wicca (1)Reclaiming (1)Seax-Wica (1)Originated InAllEngland (1)Kind of ritualAllSeasonal Rites of Japan and the Neopagan Year (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 2Kwakwaka'wakw Winter CeremonialSeasonal, at set points in the yearThe Sabbat RitesSeasonal, at set points in the yearSources1. Divinity Atlas Directory Taxonomy, First Edition Category Treetier 12. Ritual: Perspectives and Dimensionstier 1Catherine Bell, Oxford University Press, 1997Basic Genres of Ritual ActionView the SourceDivinity Atlas Directory Prose, First Edition Category Descriptionstier 1Comments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.