Instructions: A ritual is a special activity that is done for a meaningful purpose, often with the intended result that the participant is somehow changed or different at the end. Rituals take place within families, in civic society, as part of faith traditions, and as part of our everyday lives. Some we carry out individually and privately, some in groups.
Have you participated in a ritual that was meaningful to you? If yes, draw three vertical ovals in a row and use them to describe it. In the oval at the left, write a few words that describe who or how you were before the ritual; in the oval in the middle, write the name of the ritual and some details about the ceremony-–who was there, where it took place, what objects were used, what was done–-and then in the oval on the right, describe what was different about you after the ritual was completed. If you have not participated in a ritual that was meaningful for you, imagine a ritual that you would find meaningful and describe that.