Language

The Lexicon

The Lexicon preserves the language of the Lifestyle — its words, concepts and traditions. It records meaning; it never prescribes practice. Where usage varies between Houses or lineages, each is set down with equal respect.

Ceremonies

Formal Presentation

The formal act of presenting a person, object or state to another within ceremony.

Definition

Formal Presentation is the formal act of presenting a person, object or prepared state to another within ceremony. It sits at the heart of many Presentation Ceremonies and often carries significant weight within a House or lineage.

Historical background

Formal Presentation traditions grew alongside the wider ceremonial life of Leather and BDSM communities.

Discussion

Specific forms of Formal Presentation are characteristic of individual traditions.

See also