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Calendar Rituals

Calendar Rituals. Sheila E. McGinn, Ph.D. Professor of Religious Studies John Carroll University. Calendar Rituals. Ceremonies associated with key events during the year Follow regular calendrical cycle E.g ., daily, weekly, monthly, annual Harvest, solstice, new year

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Calendar Rituals

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  1. Calendar Rituals Sheila E. McGinn, Ph.D. Professor of Religious Studies John Carroll University

  2. Calendar Rituals • Ceremonies associated with key events during the year • Follow regular calendrical cycle • E.g., daily, weekly, monthly, annual • Harvest, solstice, new year • Liturgical calendar may differ from secular calendar • Tie with primordial time • Re-present Primal Event • Sanctify all times of year Calendar Rituals

  3. Ritual Ties to Mythic Time Calendar Rituals

  4. Calendar Rituals Sanctify Time Range from daily prayer to annual feasts Calendar Rituals

  5. Examples of Calendar Rituals Calendar Rituals

  6. Group Discussion Questions • Have you observed or participated in any of these kinds of rituals? • If so, were they religious rites? • How could you tell? • What did you hope to gain from your participation? • What did you gain from it? • Why might calendar rituals be important to a society? • Why might they be important to individuals? • Why would they be important to a religious community? Calendar Rituals

  7. Lighting of the Advent Wreath Calendar Rituals

  8. Class Discussion Questions • What key symbols did you see in the Advent Wreath ritual? • What symbols are central to the other calendar rituals you have observed? • What commonalities do you find among all of these calendar rituals? • How do the specific calendar rituals illustrate the beliefs and values of the particular celebrating community? Calendar Rituals

  9. Calendar Rituals Sanctify Time • Calendar rituals create a rhythm to the life of the celebrating community • Daily • Weekly • Monthly • Yearly • This rhythm “sanctifies” not only the times of celebration, but all times • Calendar rituals become a means to foster “praying always” Calendar Rituals

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