“He and Vicki were ecstatic to hear the news, and John was deeply touched to be asked to perform the ceremony.”

“Behind all the pomp and ceremony of Louis XIV's court, the ancient regime was rotting.”

“During the awards ceremony, Nedson Siame scooped the Best Male Soloist Award while Namakau Sikoti walked off with the Best Female Soloist title.”

“State ceremonies aimed to induce a sense of respectful awe and emotional surrender in participants by an increasingly orchestrated and theatrical ceremonialism.”

“The significance of tobacco in Native North America is well-known, and its presence as a part of mourning ceremonialism has also been documented.”

“Direct evidence for Mississippian mortuary ceremonialism, however, has not been widely reported in the Central Illinois River valley.”

“A ceremonialist may evoke a spirit to find a cure for his illness.”

“Papist and sceptic, mystic and ceremonialist, latitudinarian and Presbyterian, all were hostile.”

“The shaman played many roles and was seen for example as healer, spiritual advisor, diviner, dream interpreter, ceremonialist and storyteller.”

“TG4 cameras were allowed to film rarely witnessed rituals and a unique peace ceremonial for the 30-minute documentary.”

“They invite one another to play by a certain ceremoniousness of attitude and gesture.”

“Neatness, cleanliness and ceremoniousness are other ubiquitous compulsive character traits.”

“To be sure, there was much ceremoniousness and the superficiality that went with it.”

“Thus did ceremonies and their successful conduct knit up the repeated homicidal rents in the social fabric.”

“Eight more couples were forced to move their ceremonies at the last minute to avoid them being null and void.”

“Through domestic items, religious ceremonies, music and oral histories we can see direct relations with past and present African cultures.”