1. What is a ritual? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxhKb-zZoWE

2. What is a ritual? There are many different types of rituals
Personal Rituals:
an action or series of actions that tend to be done in the same way over and over again

3. What is a ritual? There are many different types of rituals
Social rituals:
family or friends visit for a special occasion such as a birthday or Christmas, certain things are done, often in the same way year after year

4. What is a ritual? There are many different types of rituals:
Community Rituals
Often communities have special rituals that express and celebrate who they are as a community

5. What is a ritual? There are many different types of rituals:
Religious Ritual
The repetition of an ordered special kind of behaviour, particularly relating to the religious beliefs of a community

6. What is a ritual? There are many different types of rituals:
Rites of passage
mark the transition from one stage or way of life to another