Home›Devotional Rituals›Frequency›As the occasion requiresBrowse ByAs the occasion requiresThis 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 MoreAs the occasion requiresSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsOverviewWhat Defines This GroupingWell-attestedRites whose purpose is the honouring of a deity, ancestor or holy figure - offering, praise, procession, service - performed by a congregation or by an officiant on its behalf. The grouping cuts across traditions with very different accounts of what the act does, from a sacrament held to convey grace to a meal shared with the dead. 2StatusStanding as a Comparative CategoryWell-attestedA standard analytic category in the study of religion 2DirectoryCategoryWell-attestedRituals 1Learn MoreThe devotional rituals This group holds devotional rituals, the formal, repeated acts of worship and reverence directed toward the divine: liturgies, offerings, processions and the regular rites of the temple, church, mosque or home. Where devotional practices are the ongoing habit of piety, these are its structured ceremonial forms. The browser will find devotional rituals from various traditions. The entries describe each rite's order, purpose and setting, noting the tradition that performs it.As the occasion requiresFilter Results21 entriesAddressed ToAllGod (Abrahamic) (1)Juno (1)Jupiter (1)Neptune (1)Origin Period Start YearAll-399 (1)100 (1)142 (1)600 (1)700 (1)1800 (1)1848 (1)1913 (1)Unesco StatusAllInscribed on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity (1)Closed Practice StatusAllClosed ceremonial knowledge, described but not reproduced (1)Held within an initiatory society (1)ObligationAllObligatory (1)Obligatory on those who meet its conditions (3)Optional and voluntary (2)Recommended and meritorious, not required (1)Undertaken only with authorisation or transmission (1)Scholarly StandingAllA standard analytic category in the study of religion (21)Social FormAllPerformed alone (1)Performed alone or together (2)Performed by a gathered group (8)Performed by an officiant for a recipient (2)Practice StatusAllEnded (2)Living tradition, practised today (8)PractitionerAllAll adherents of the tradition (8)Clergy or ordained officiants (4)Householders, those living in the world (1)Initiates only (2)Trained or authorised specialists (7)Native To RegionAllAncient Israel (1)Arabia (2)Britain (1)China (1)Greece (1)Indian Subcontinent (2)Japan (1)Korea (1)Mesopotamia (1)Rome (1)Scandinavia (1)United States (1)Vietnam (1)Originated InAllAncient Israel (1)Arabia (2)Britain (1)China (1)Greece (1)Indian Subcontinent (2)Japan (1)Korea (1)Mesopotamia (1)Rome (1)Scandinavia (1)United States (1)Vietnam (1)Originates In LanguageAllClassical Arabic (1)Classical Chinese (1)Classical Japanese (1)French (1)Hebrew (1)Korean (1)Old Norse (1)Sanskrit (1)Thai (1)Vietnamese Language (1)Kind of ritualAllAfrican, Diaspora and Native American Devotional Rites (1)Christian, Jewish and Western Esoteric Devotional Rites (3)Classical, Celtic, Norse and Mesopotamian Devotional Rites (2)East and Southeast Asian Shinto, Daoist and Spirit Rites (3)Hindu Murti Veneration Rites (3)Islamic Devotional Rites (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 21AbhishekaAs the occasion requiresBembeAs the occasion requiresDeisal, the Sunwise TurningAs the occasion requiresGut (Korean Shamanic Rite)As the occasion requiresJiaoAs the occasion requiresKumbhabhishekamAs the occasion requiresLectisterniumAs the occasion requiresLen DongAs the occasion requiresLibationAs the occasion requiresNadhrAs the occasion requiresNazirite VowAs the occasion requiresOkinaAs the occasion requiresPrana PratishthaAs the occasion requiresSa'i (The Rite Of Safa And Marwah)As the occasion requiresSalat al-IstisqaAs the occasion requiresSeanceAs the occasion requiresShuilla (Hand Raising Prayer)As the occasion requiresSponde (Greek Libation)As the occasion requiresSumbelAs the occasion requiresThe Gnostic MassAs the occasion requiresWai Khru Ram MuayAs the occasion requiresSources1. Divinity Atlas Directory Taxonomy, First Edition Category Treetier 12. Encyclopedia of Religiontier 1Mircea Eliade (ed.); Lindsay Jones (ed., 2nd ed.), Macmillan Reference, 2005s.v. Worship and Devotional LifeView 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.