Sentence examples for ritual of serving from inspiring English sources

This fiscal year, the phrase "tea party" has gotten some bad press, but let's not forget what the words really refer to: the childhood ritual of serving invisible tea and crumpets to stuffed animal guests.

The rituals of cooking, serving and eating both public and domestic meals are carried on from Pushing Hands into The Wedding Banquet and remain central to Eat Drink Man Woman, which is set in Taipei, where Lung is a widowed chef of genius at the city's grandest restaurant.

Images of rituals served to reinforce the rituals' magical effect and to perpetuate that effect even if the rituals ceased to be performed.

All human values get expressed as social rituals; we place bets on which of the rituals are worth serving.

Masks have long been central to religious rituals, serving as tools of transformation and bridges to the spirit world.

False accusations of Jews killing Christian children to use their blood in Jewish ritual has served as an excuse for mass-murdering Jews throughout history.

The Sen Huen ritual manuscript serves an important social function.

On this 10th anniversary of 9/11, I learned of hundreds of commemorative events and initiatives by spiritual communities, civic action organizations, university entities, not to mention official bodies at all levels of government -- rituals that served not only to mourn the past, but to set a vision for the future we want to see.

The lineage head is a moral authority who has ritual duties and serves as the guardian of ancestral shrines; he may also be the secular leader.

The rituals of sannyasa, which serve as a gateway to a life of religious discipline, often mimic death rituals, signifying the renouncer's understanding that he (or, less typically, she) no longer occupies a place in family or society.

Royal colossi were ritual and also served to proclaim the grandeur and power of the king.