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2. Naming ceremony - Wikipedia

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   Naming ceremony. A mother and newborn take part in a heathenry baby naming ceremony in British Columbia in 2007. A naming ceremony is a stage at which a person or persons is officially assigned a name. The methods of the practice differ over cultures and religions. The timing at which a name is assigned can vary from some days after birth to ...

3. RSVP - Wikipedia

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   RSVP is an initialism derived from the French phrase "Répondez s'il vous plaît", [1] meaning "Please respond" (literally "Respond, if it pleases you" ), to require confirmation of an invitation. The initialism "RSVP" is no longer used much in France, where it is considered formal and old-fashioned. In France, it is now more common to use ...

4. Ceremonial ship launching - Wikipedia

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   Ceremonial ship launching. Ceremonial ship launching involves the performance of ceremonies associated with the process of transferring a vessel to the water. It is a nautical tradition in many cultures, dating back millennia, to accompany the physical process with ceremonies which have been observed as public celebration and a solemn blessing ...

5. Llamas at the llibrary: What's not to llike?

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   Hennepin County issued more library cards last year than it had in years. Library visits have been declining nationwide for the past decade, so any reversal of that trend — even a 6% uptick in ...

6. Birthday - Wikipedia

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   It is celebrated in much the same way as a birthday, but it is held on the official day of a saint with the same Christian name as the birthday person; the difference being that one may look up a person's name day in a calendar, or easily remember common name days (for example, John or Mary); however in pious traditions, the two were often made ...

7. Bar and bat mitzvah - Wikipedia

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   A bar mitzvah ( masc. ), bat mitzvah ( fem.) [a], or b mitzvah (gender neutral), [4] is a coming-of-age ritual in Judaism. According to Jewish law, before children reach a certain age, the parents are responsible for their child's actions. Once Jewish children reach that age, they are said to "become" b'nai mitzvah, at which point they begin to ...