 Action/Adventure: June 11, 2025 Issue [#13160] |
This week: Ceremonies Edited by: Annette  
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| "Ritual and ceremony in their due times kept the world under the sky and the stars in their courses. It was astonishing what ritual and ceremony could do." ~Terry Prachett |
Ceremonies
They are everywhere. Some are promoted and pushed by retailers and greeting card companies. Other ceremonies are part of only one family or one small group of people.
Coming of age rituals can be as mundane as passing the driver license test in industrial nations. In some countries, coming of age ceremonies can seem excessive or even brutal to outsiders.
One thing ceremonies have in common is that they are expected in their culture of origin. A western adventurer most likely had a graduation ceremony.
Depending on the viewer, ceremonies hold mystery and the whiff of witnessing something unusual.
Secret ceremonies in cults have created tons of fiction. From Indiana Jones to Professor Langdon and more, witnessing and participating in such ceremonies can be fascinating or off putting.
As writers, we can use existing ceremonies to identify a certain culture. We can also make up cultures and their ceremonies.
A couple of things to consider. When referencing a ceremony from an existing culture, don't make descriptions needlessly graphic and nasty. It's not fun to read and is likely incorrect.
When inventing ceremonies, use them to further the storyline.
Which ceremony of a culture that you don't belong to were you invited to? |
| | | Ceremony (13+)
Chinese Jue Ju poetic form. Honorable Mention in Oriental Poetry Contest.
#2223507 by Beholden  |
| |  | Poem #5 (18+)
Inspired by the Huichol indians and their peyote ceremonies. Hope you like it!
#1879855 by crispy  |
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#1376303 by Jeff  |
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Replies to my last Action Adventure newsletter "Knowledge is Power" that asked: How do you go about finding answers to questions that you may have?
Monty  wrote: Not found difficult.
S 🤦  wrote: I love the idea of an anthropologist hero. Leave it with me for a year or so...
As to where I go to find answers... NOT the Internet. Becoming more and more useless, except to buy things. I go to old books, and I ask people. Real people. Sit down in the pub and just ask them questions. It is how I managed to write an (apparently) convincing snake-catcher - I fed one alcohol and took pages of notes.
People are the greatest resource you can find.
In my opinion. |
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