Ceremonies involving more than one family, such as initiation and marriage rites, required a priest to officiate.

The two priests, one from each family, perform the marriage rites.

The marriage rites are performed at the bridegrooms house.

There was considerable public consternation about the marriage and the possibility of large-scale demonstrations against the proposed marriage rites loomed large over the occasion.

It flouts a sacred rite.

Instead of enacting a sacred rite, celebrating love, guiding young people into their new shared life, he feels like a bit-part in a reality show.

They are also notably bound by their common procedures, which have become a sacred rite in the absence of a common administrative culture.

We see the stressful reality behind the world's most sacred rites as people try to ensure centuriesold traditions go of fwithout a hitch.

Mention was made of sacred rites, groves and alters which, they argued, should be taken into account and respected.

But it's a traditional rite of passage for adolescents, isn't it?

These bands are sought after to enhance entertainment ambience in fiestas and other traditional rites such as wakes.

The bride's hair would then be unbraided according to traditional rites.

Recently there have been cases of reconstruction of shrines and reactivation of traditional rites in some villages.

Three days before of the very day of the feast they begin to celebrate by wearing their traditional clothes and performing the corresponding traditional rites.