ceremony

rite

Ceremonial act or practice

• sacramentSacred ritual conveying grace
• liturgyFormal worship structure
• incantationSpoken magical formula

chant · altar · offering · vestments · procession · initiation · pilgrimage · blessing · invocation · libation

graduation

Completing academic requirements formally

• weddingMarriage rite and feast
• inaugurationFormal beginning ceremony
• commencementAct of starting

baptism · bar mitzvah · confirmation · quinceañera · retirement · coronation · ordination · christening · groundbreaking · convocation

pageantry

Elaborate ceremonial display

• grandeurImpressive splendor and scale
• fanfareCeremonial brass announcement
• processionFormal moving line

regalia · spectacle · splendor · majesty · parade · flourish · opulence · extravaganza · gala · resplendence

etiquette

Rules of polite conduct

• formalityStrict observance of convention
• decorumFitting social conduct
• precedenceSuperior rank or importance

dignity · conduct · courtesy · observance · officialdom · diplomacy · propriety · procedure · order · manner

worship

Religious reverence and praise

• devotionDeep, loyal commitment
• reverenceProfound admiring respect
• venerationProfound admiring respect

prayer · mass · homage · adoration · praise · supplication · exaltation · glorification · sanctuary · sacred

heritage

Inherited cultural legacy

• customHabitual group practice
• ancestryFamily line of descent
• commemorationAct of honoring memory

legacy · observance · folklore · continuity · preservation · lineage · heirloom · festivity · convention · practice

• eventsevent, events, party, parties, wedding
• traditionstradition, custom, customs, cultural practices, rituals
• weddingswedding, wedding dress, wedding cake, bride, groom
• group activitiesgroup games, voting, protest, group dance, group project
• cultural heritagefolklore, traditions, customs, folk music revival, museum collections
• customscustoms, customs clearance, wedding custom, customs declaration, burial custom