ceremony
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
is related to - practice
follows - rules
includes - kinds
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
+148
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.
- What kind of ceremony is it? definition
- Which tradition does it follow? provenance
Meaning
Significance.
Meaning
Meaning.
- What meaning does the community attribute to it? provenance
- Are views attributed to adherents? boundary
Planning Organising.
Planning prevents problems.
Order
Proceedings.
Order
Order of proceedings.
- What is the order of proceedings? definition
- Who officiates? provenance
Logistics
Venue and guests.
Logistics
Logistics.
- What venue, timing and accessibility needs are there? action
- Is a permit needed? provenance
Protocol Etiquette.
Protocol guides behaviour.
Etiquette
Guests.
Etiquette
Etiquette.
- What dress code and etiquette apply? provenance
- How should guests behave during rites? action
Precedence
Order of honour.
Precedence
Precedence.
- What order of precedence applies to dignitaries? provenance
- Which protocol office sets it? provenance
Legal Requirements.
Some ceremonies have legal effect.
Validity
Legal effect.
Validity
Legal validity.
- What must happen for the ceremony to be legally valid here? provenance
- Who can officiate legally? provenance
Safety
Crowds.
Safety
Crowd safety.
- What safety measures apply to large ceremonies? provenance
- 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?