coronation ceremony
Monarch's official crowning
A coronation ceremony is the formal ritual in which a monarch is crowned and invested with royal authority.
The ceremony typically includes religious rites, the placing of a crown on the sovereign's head, and the presentation of symbols of power such as scepters and orbs: The coronation ceremony of Charles III was the first in Britain in seventy years.
- anointingCeremonial oil application
- holy oilConsecrated anointing substance
- archbishopSenior prelate over province
- crownSovereign's ornamental headpiece
- crown jewelsSovereign's ceremonial treasures
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- cultural eventscultural festivals, heritage festivals, folk festival, folk festivals, heritage festival
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- Napoleon's CoronationNapoleon, Emperor Napoleon, Josephine, Notre-Dame, Notre-Dame Cathedral
- Thai HistoryThailand, Siam, Bangkok, royal family, royal succession
- medieval entertainmentjousting, jester, court fool, minstrel, troubadour
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Formal surrender of power
dethronement · deposition · royal funeral · forced abdication · regicide
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Formal beginning ceremony
presidential inauguration · swearing-in ceremony · democratic transition · oath of office
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Dismissal with disgrace
excommunication · impeachment · public humiliation · defrocking · attainder
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