Home›Calendrical Rituals›Social Form›Performed by a gathered groupBrowse ByPerformed by a gathered groupThis page groups rituals by whether they are performed by a community together or by a single person alone. Wikipedia distinguishes "communal rites, whether of worship, where a community comes together to worship" from "rites of personal devotion, where an individual worships, including prayer and pilgrimages." Browsing this way lets a visitor separate group ceremonies from solitary devotional acts.FactsLearn MorePerformed by a gathered groupSourcesComments (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.Performed by a gathered groupFilter Results6 entriesAddressed ToAllAmaterasu (1)Amma (1)Origin Period Start YearAll-1200 (1)-1000 (1)700 (1)800 (1)1958 (1)FrequencyAllAnnual (3)Multi-Year Cycle (1)Seasonal, at set points in the year (1)Weekly (1)ObligationAllObligatory (3)Scholarly StandingAllA standard analytic category in the study of religion (5)Used, but its validity as a comparative category is disputed (1)Practice StatusAllLiving tradition, practised today (4)PractitionerAllAll adherents of the tradition (3)Clergy or ordained officiants (1)Trained or authorised specialists (2)Native To RegionAllAncient Israel (1)England (1)Japan (2)TraditionAllAlexandrian Wicca (1)Breslov Hasidism (2)Chabad-Lubavitch (2)Conservative Judaism (2)Dianic Wicca (1)Eclectic Solitary Wicca (1)Feri Tradition (1)Gardnerian Wicca (1)Haredi Judaism (2)Hasidic Judaism (2)Humanistic Judaism (1)Karaite Judaism (1)Modern Orthodox Judaism (2)Orthodox Judaism (2)Reclaiming (1)Reconstructionist Judaism (2)Reform Judaism (2)Seax-Wica (1)Originated InAllAncient Israel (1)England (1)Japan (2)Originates In LanguageAllHebrew (1)Kind of ritualAllJewish Sabbath and Festival Rites (2)Seasonal Rites of Japan and the Neopagan Year (2)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 6KemariPerformed by a gathered groupNiiname-saiPerformed by a gathered groupPassover SederPerformed by a gathered groupShabbatPerformed by a gathered groupThe Dogon Sigui CeremonyPerformed by a gathered groupThe Sabbat RitesPerformed by a gathered groupSources1. 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.