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ceremony

vr.tr.ceremony · ACT.ACT

Let an agent handle ceremonies by type, tradition, participants, protocol and planning, describing religious and cultural rites respectfully and attributing meanings to their communities.

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Purpose and description

Let an agent handle ceremonies by type, tradition, participants, protocol and planning, describing religious and cultural rites respectfully and attributing meanings to their communities.

A formal event performed on a special occasion according to established customs or protocol, such as weddings, funerals, graduations, inaugurations, opening and closing ceremonies and religious rites.

What it is for: Marking significant occasions and transitions.

It can be plan a ceremony and its order; understand protocol and etiquette; describe traditions respectfully; check legal requirements for ceremonies such as weddings.

Distinguishing features

Formal and customary

Marks an occasion

Follows set order

Carries cultural or religious meaning

What it looks like

Gatherings with formal dress, speeches, music, symbols and set sequences.

How it is recognised

Order of proceedings

Officiants and participants

Informal parties are not ceremonies

Related models

is a kind of - category

planned event

is related to - practice

ritual

follows - rules

protocol

includes - kinds

wedding and funeral

In practice

Families and kinds

religious ceremonies

civil ceremonies such as weddings

state ceremonies

academic ceremonies

sporting opening and closing ceremonies

Standards and regulation

Marriage law for legal ceremonies

State protocol rules

Event safety regulations

Failure modes and hazards

Misrepresenting religious meanings

Legal invalidity if requirements are missed

Crowd safety at large ceremonies

Also called

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Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Also registered as vr.tr.ceremony-2

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Type Which ceremony.

Types differ.

Kind

Religious, civil.

Kind

Ceremony type.

  1. What kind of ceremony is it? definition
  2. Which tradition does it follow? provenance

Meaning

Significance.

Meaning

Meaning.

  1. What meaning does the community attribute to it? provenance
  2. Are views attributed to adherents? boundary
Planning Organising.

Planning prevents problems.

Order

Proceedings.

Order

Order of proceedings.

  1. What is the order of proceedings? definition
  2. Who officiates? provenance

Logistics

Venue and guests.

Logistics

Logistics.

  1. What venue, timing and accessibility needs are there? action
  2. Is a permit needed? provenance
Protocol Etiquette.

Protocol guides behaviour.

Etiquette

Guests.

Etiquette

Etiquette.

  1. What dress code and etiquette apply? provenance
  2. How should guests behave during rites? action

Precedence

Order of honour.

Precedence

Precedence.

  1. What order of precedence applies to dignitaries? provenance
  2. Which protocol office sets it? provenance
Legal Requirements.

Some ceremonies have legal effect.

Validity

Legal effect.

Validity

Legal validity.

  1. What must happen for the ceremony to be legally valid here? provenance
  2. Who can officiate legally? provenance

Safety

Crowds.

Safety

Crowd safety.

  1. What safety measures apply to large ceremonies? provenance
  2. Who is responsible? provenance

What the second pass must settle

  • Should ceremony types be separate entries?
  • How should traditions be attributed?
  • How should legal requirements be localised?