Editing Ceremony (section)

{{Short description|Event of ritual significance, performed on a special occasion}}
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[[File:Koninklijk Koetsier 2013 74.JPG|150px|thumbnail|Ceremonial at court during {{Lang|nl|[[Prinsjesdag]]|italic=no}}]]

A '''ceremony''' ({{IPAc-en|UK|'|s|ɛ|r|ə|m|ə|n|i}}, {{IPAc-en|US|ˈ|s|ɛ|r|ə|ˌ|m|oʊ|n|i}}) is a unified [[ritual]]istic event with a purpose, usually consisting of a number of artistic components, performed on a special occasion.

The word may be of [[Etruscan language|Etruscan]] origin, via the Latin {{Lang|la|[[Glossary_of_ancient_Roman_religion#caerimonia|caerimonia]]}}.<ref>{{cite book|last=Grimes|first=Ronald L.|editor=Willi Braun, Russell T. McCutcheon|title=Guide to the study of religion|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wlNJQoZlGC4C&pg=PA260|year=2000|publisher=Continuum International Publishing Group|isbn=0304701769|page=260|chapter=Ritual}}</ref>