Sentence examples for customary rites from inspiring English sources
At a recent international conference in the Moroccan city of Casablanca, a light was shed on to the practice of initiation ceremonies in which girls as young as eight are coerced to attend customary rites that "teach" them to please a man in bed as part of the preparation for womanhood.
The low rate of divorce in the ACDIS population likely reflects the high proportion of marriages contracted through customary rites.
Sometimes when they come to ask these questions, the women think that the centre will give them those items but they would wait in vain" (FGD, Male adolescent) "I have a friend who complained that she did not like the question that explores whether or not she is married and whether the customary rites have been performed.
It became a customary rite for a newly crowned Hungarian monarch to take a pilgrimage to Ladislaus's shrine at Várad.
Except that Lucius donned the triumphal garb, mounted the chariot, and performed the other rites customary in such cases, it was Fulvia herself who seemed to be giving the spectacle, employing him as her assistant.
As the church has become increasingly influenced by secularization processes in the 20th century, the customary feasting to celebrate the rite of confirmation has decreased in practice.
Salt may be added to the water "where it is customary" in the Roman Catholic rite of Holy water.
He said it's customary for Muslim leaders to perform the rite for any Muslim, "despite the deceased's shortcomings".
She was not, however, acting in defiance of Islamic orthodoxy, which distinguishes obligatory and recommended burial rites, and thus differs from local customary practice.
In religious terms, it follows the Eastern Rite, not the Latin one that is customary in Roman Catholicism.
(3) Exceptions based on special occasions, ranging from sexual activity as a part of religious rites to purely secular ceremonies and celebrations wherein the customary sexual restrictions are temporarily lifted.
