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12019-04-07T22:04:52-07:00Sam Henrickson5cd0ff97c337b26d01e84db58bdb9506b40fff7a335195visual_path2019-04-17T18:50:50-07:00Sam Henrickson5cd0ff97c337b26d01e84db58bdb9506b40fff7aRituals refers to a ceremony or tradition carried out faithfully (that is, consistently) in attempt to bring Ultimate Perfection to fruition, to establish a relationship or connect with X, or to enforce ethical expectations (including those eschatological in nature) of the religion. Rituals include creation of objects for the purpose of furthering or spreading the religion, congregation of individuals on some kind of schedule, and categorizations, boundaries and necessary actions regarding the sacred and the profane.
1media/olive ridley turtle laying eggs courtesy of welovecostarica.jpg2019-04-07T23:37:28-07:00Sam Henrickson5cd0ff97c337b26d01e84db58bdb9506b40fff7aAnimal9Ritualsplain2019-04-20T10:42:01-07:00Sam Henrickson5cd0ff97c337b26d01e84db58bdb9506b40fff7a
1media/Image Number 849610 by Alexey Sergeev of a schizophyllum commune courtesy of Mushroom Observer.jpg2019-04-07T23:39:27-07:00Sam Henrickson5cd0ff97c337b26d01e84db58bdb9506b40fff7aBacteria3Ritualsplain2019-04-20T12:01:44-07:00Sam Henrickson5cd0ff97c337b26d01e84db58bdb9506b40fff7a
1media/harvester peach tree c of garden hills nursery.jpg2019-04-07T23:39:06-07:00Sam Henrickson5cd0ff97c337b26d01e84db58bdb9506b40fff7aPlants4Ritualsplain2019-04-20T13:50:23-07:00Sam Henrickson5cd0ff97c337b26d01e84db58bdb9506b40fff7a