Ceremonies Collection (#29)

Buddhist temple. From: Histoire gnrale des crmonies, moeurs, et coutumes religieuses de tous les peuples du monde. Date: 1741

The Hindu god Ganesh with the head of an elephant. From: Histoire gnrale des crmonies, moeurs, et coutumes religieuses de tous les peuples du monde. Date: 1741

Moslem festival at Bairam. From: Histoire gnrale des crmonies, moeurs, et coutumes religieuses de tous les peuples du monde. Date: 1741

Three depictions of Dervishes and one of a Turk at prayer. From: Histoire gnrale des crmonies, moeurs, et coutumes religieuses de tous les peuples du monde. Date: 1741

Freemasons in their hall. From: Histoire gnrale des crmonies, moeurs, et coutumes religieuses de tous les peuples du monde. Date: 1741

Mecca. From: Histoire gnrale des crmonies, moeurs, et coutumes religieuses de tous les peuples du monde. Date: 1741

Anglican Christians celebrating Communion in St Pauls Cathe

Lutheran Christians celebrating Communion. From: Histoire gnrale des crmonies, moeurs, et coutumes religieuses de tous les peuples du monde. Date: 1741

Armenian Christians commemorating the dead. From: Histoire gnrale des crmonies, moeurs, et coutumes religieuses de tous les peuples du monde. Date: 1741

Orthodox Christian baptism in the Jordon. From: Histoire gnrale des crmonies, moeurs, et coutumes religieuses de tous les peuples du monde. Date: 1741

Depiction sacraments of Extreme unction and Confession. From: Histoire gnrale des crmonies, moeurs, et coutumes religieuses de tous les peuples du monde. Date: 1741

Depictions of Baptism. From: Histoire gnrale des crmonies, moeurs, et coutumes religieuses de tous les peuples du monde. Date: 1741

Jewish ceremonies and feasts. From: Histoire gnrale des crmonies, moeurs, et coutumes religieuses de tous les peuples du monde. Date: 1741

Ochre Pits Used by Australian Aboriginals for decoration, ie to beautify or when mourning or for religious ceremonies
DH-3152 Ochre Pits - West Macdonnell National Park Alice Springs, Nthn Territory, Australia Used by Australian Aboriginals for decoration, ie to beautify or when mourning or for religious ceremonies

Dedication ceremonies - Ida B. Wells Homes... parade along South Parkway... Chicago Housing Authority. Poster showing a trowel and a wreath. Date 1940

Washington, DC Representatives of 26 United Nations at Flag day ceremonies in the White House to reaffirm their pact. Seated, left to right: Dr

Lewis Morrison in his new play, The master of the ceremonies by Coate & Cotton. Date c1897

Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games 1948

Comte De Brienne 1520
Le COMTE DE BRIENNE, French courtier, Grand Master of Ceremonies for Francois I. Holding a staff and accompanied by his dog. Date: FLOURISHED 1520

Investiture of the Prince of Wales, 1969
Investiture of Charles, Prince of Wales at Caernarvon Castle in 1969 with a good view of the perspex canopy specially designed for the event by Lord Snowdon. Date: 1969

The Crowning of a Queen
" The Crowning of a Queen", from an Authority of c. 1373: One of the four Illuminations in " Liber Regalis, " a manuscript of the Coronation Service in Westminster Abby Library

King and Queen going to open Festival of Britain, 1951
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth pictured in an open carriage making their way along Fleet Street to St. Pauls Cathedral to open the Festival of Britain in May 1951

Last lap of the Olympic torch, 1948 London Olympics
John Mark, a British athlete, runs the last lap around Wembley Arena with the Olympic torch during the Opening Ceremony of the 1948 London Olympic Games. Date: 29 July 1948

American Boy Scout with Richard Nixon
Cub Scout Joe Berry, 10, of Alexandria, Virginia, presented Vice President Nixon with a Boy Scout plaque during ceremonies in Nixons Office

Deaprture of the Queen, Coronation 1953
The Queen leaves Westminster Abbey, as seen from the Triforium. Date: 1953

Reception of the corps diplomatique at St James
A reception of the corps diplomatique at the royal court of St James Palace. Ambassadors and ministers mingle and chat in their official costumes

Le Five O Clock At Deauville by Edmund Blampied
An impression of the polo ground at Deauville during the tea hour. Since the war, afternoon tea - that formerly despised meal - has become the most fashionable of ceremonies among l haut monde

The wedding ceremony of the Duke of Edinburgh and the Grand
Front cover engraving from The Graphic showing Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh during the marriage ceremony to the Grand Duchess Marie Alexandrovna of Russia in the Winter Palace of St

Theophilanthropie
La Reveillere-Lepaux, the pope of this cult, baptises a child in a former church : members celebrate their love for humankind in ceremonies involving fruit and flowers

Native American Masks
Masks are worn by Native American medicine men in their religious and tribal ceremonies, in the belief that this enables them to acquire the forces of nature

Masks of Tribespeople
Masks are worn for religious purposes in the ceremonies of tribespeople in many parts of the world, notably Africa and the Pacific islands. They generally represent deities

Culte Naturel
The Revolution replaces the Christian church with a Cult of Nature : like the former church, it holds ceremonies of baptism (shown here), marriage and so on

Russia / 1921 / Marriage
Even communists need ritual ceremonies ! A pair of Russians are joined in unholy matrimony in a civil marriage by a provincial commissar under a Red Flag

Chinese Eclipse Ceremony
Chinese ceremonies during the eclipse of the sun involving music and reverence

Relics Carried
Relics are believed by the Church to possess the power to do good, so they are periodically carried about in procession, with songs, incense and ceremonies

Mexican Baptism
Baptism ceremonies in pre-conquest Mexico

Kaffir Initiation
Circumcision is a part of the initiation ceremonies of the Kaffir people of South Africa

Hopi Flute Boy
A flute-player of the Hopi flute society, (Arizona) who plays an important role in tribal life as the central figure in the traditional rain-making ceremonies

Australia The Breakaways - desert landscape. Located on the Aboriginal Antakirinja Land in the far north of South
DH-3069 Australia -The Breakaways. Located on the Aboriginal Antakirinja Land in the far north of South Australia, 25 km NNWest of the Opal Mining Township of Coober Pedy

Repentance ceremony, Fokuangshan monastery, Kaohsiung area, Taiwan, Republic of China, Asia

Changing the Guard ceremony, Parliament Hill, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, North America

Changing of the Guard ceremony in front of the Government Building on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, North America

Ceremony of mass baptism into Christianity in the Sea of Galilee at Yardent, Israel, Middle East

Monks initiation, Shwedagon Pagoda, Yangon (Rangoon), Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Fukuoka Sumo competition, entering the ring ceremony, Kyushu Basho, Fukuoka city, Kyushu, Japan, Asia

Asian / Indian Elephant - decorated for ceremony India
JG-2592 Asian / Indian Elephant - decorated for ceremony India. Elephas maximus Ardea London Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Changing of the guards ceremony, Martyrs Shrine, Taipei City, Taiwan, Asia

Vegetarian Festival, Phuket, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

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