Culture · 6 pages · 12 min
Why a ceremony spends time on purpose
A ceremony lengthens an act so witnesses can see a change take hold.
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From the opening
A ceremony takes an action that could be finished in a moment, such as a consent, a transfer, or a naming, and stretches it into a sequence with waiting, movement, and repeated words. The extra time is part of how the change is made public and set apart from an ordinary minute. The opening covers a short act stretched on purpose, separation, middle, and return, and the file can be the efficient twin.
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Inside
- A short act stretched on purpose
- Separation, middle, and return
- The file can be the efficient twin
- Duration can also display rank
- Where the idea stops applying
- A distinction worth keeping
Sources
- Van Gennep's rites of passage
- Ceremony as a public marking of status change