Presentation Ritual
A ritual through which a person is presented within a scene, ceremony or dynamic.
Definition
A Presentation Ritual is a ritual through which a person is formally presented — to another participant, to a room or in a ceremony. It typically involves specific gestures, positions, spoken formulas or the offering of particular objects.
Historical background
Presentation Rituals have a long history in devotional and courtly traditions and have been preserved in various forms within modern Lifestyle ceremonial practice.
Discussion
Specific forms are characteristic of the dynamic, House or event.