ceremonial

formal ceremony about important occasions

a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated

the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed

a rich and spectacular ceremony

a ceremony in which something (as a building) is dedicated to some goal or purpose

a ceremony accompanying the start of some enterprise

a ceremony to honor the memory of someone or something

a formal ceremony performed by military personnel

a formal entry into an organization or position or office

(usually plural) a ceremony that involves processions and speeches

the ceremony of walking barefoot over hot stones or a bed of embers

a requirement of etiquette or custom

a public ceremony on Maundy Thursday when the monarch distributes Maundy money

a ceremonial feast held by some Indians of the northwestern coast of North America (as in celebrating a marriage or a new accession) in which the host gives gifts to tribesmen and others to display his superior wealth (sometimes, formerly, to his own impoverishment)

the ceremonial induction into a position

the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave

a traditional Tibetan funeral ritual in which the corpse is exposed to the open air to be eaten by sacred vultures

a new dedication

the ceremony of installing a new monarch

(Judaism) an initiation ceremony marking the 13th birthday of a Jewish boy and signifying the beginning of religious responsibility

(Judaism) an initiation ceremony marking the 12th birthday of a Jewish girl and signifying the beginning of religious responsibility

an academic exercise in which diplomas are conferred