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Ritual bathing in the Ganges Celebration of mass Émile Durkheim A family gathers around a table of food set for Passover seder, singing the prayer song Dayenu in their home. Mircea Eliade Large red torii gate with a curved roof stands in the water at the Itsukushima Shrine on Itsuku Island, Japan, with mountains and shoreline in the background. shamans in South Korea
Group of people celebrating the New Year with streamers.
Observe the Dogon Dancers of Mali Performing Wearing Kanaga Masks
Thousands of Muslim pilgrims gather around the Kaaba in the Grand Mosque of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, with two minarets and city buildings in the background.
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The Long History of New Year Celebrations
What do Times Square, red envelopes, and 12 grapes have in common?
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Observe the Dogon Dancers of Mali Performing Wearing Kanaga Masks
Kanaga masks worn by Dogon dancers of Mali. These masks are traditionally...
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Ritual bathing in the Ganges
Hindus bathing in the sacred Ganges river in the holy city of Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh,...
Andrzej Wrotek (CC-BY-2.0) (A Britannica Publishing Partner)
Celebration of mass
Father George Clements (left) distributing Communion during mass at his parish, Holy...
John H. White/EPA/National Archives, Washington, D.C.
Émile Durkheim
French sociologist Émile Durkheim used ethnographic material from Australia to create...
Pictorial Press Ltd./Alamy
seder
The seder, a ritual meal served on Passover, reinforces Jewish cultural cohesion...
© Lori Van Buren/Albany Times Union—Hearst Newspapers/Getty Images
Mircea Eliade
Historian of religions Mircea Eliade.
Courtesy of the University of Chicago
Torii gates in Japan
Ritual gates, or torii, marking the division between the secular and the sacred,...
© Getty Images
shamans in South Korea
Korean shamans petitioning the spirits to protect the community's fishermen.
© Karen Sparks
Great Mosque of Mecca
Muslim pilgrims surrounding the Kaaba (center) at the Great Mosque of Mecca, Saudi...
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