The resin still is prized for its fragrance and used in some religious ceremonies.
However, the landmark ruling stops short of recognising gay marriage, which could involve public or religious ceremonies.
It says Baha'is are not permitted to meet, hold religious ceremonies or practice their religion with other believers within Iran.
The dance is performed on various occasions, such as popular Catholic festivities or Afro-Brazilian religious ceremonies, but is also executed in more spontaneous settings.
Hailing from West and Central African regions with diverse languages and cultural practices, the Moore Town Maroons elaborated new collective religious ceremonies that incorporated various spiritual traditions.
In many remote villages, volunteers dug bodies from the wreckage and buried them in mass graves without proper religious ceremonies, fearing the spread of disease in the summer heat.
This celebration of music, dance, handicrafts, gastronomy, religious ceremonies and feasting takes place in honour of three Catholic saints: Saint Anthony Abbot, Our Lord of Esquipulas and, most importantly, Saint Sebastian.
As the most influential goddess of the sea in China, Mazu is at the centre of a host of beliefs and customs, including oral traditions, religious ceremonies and folk practices, throughout the country s coastal areas.
The story is not just a reprisal of the country's tragic past, but a look at it today: there are scenes of beer girls and nightclubs, Buddhist religious ceremonies and a planned traditional arranged marriage, and the newly rich living in freshly-acquired luxury homes.
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For example, in the Dominican Republic, following the proclamation of the Brotherhood of the Holy Spirit of the Congos of Villa Mella, which organises socio-religious ceremonies stemming from African-American culture, threats have disappeared: the plan to build a road that would have cut in half the village of Mata Los Indios, the community's core, has been abandoned, and the confraternity's activities have become more famous than ever (via CD-Rom, participation in events, etc.).
Qademi says the Sadr organization pays medical bills for poor Iraqis, performs religious marriage ceremonies and helps those who want to register as refugees.
For example, some religious rituals and ceremonies demand privacy or even some ancestral traditions are closed to outsiders of the community.
The haunting Stravinsky score - for four pianos and four singers - reflects the religious origin of the ceremonies.
Mr Yanowsky also takes the lead in the third Stravinksy revival, the Russian folk ballet Les Noces (The Wedding), based on peasant wedding ceremonies - religious and secular.
It is also used during festivities and ceremonies, including religious occasions.
It is proposed that the Church of England will be banned in law from offering such ceremonies, while no other religious organisation will be compelled to carry out same-sex marriages.
It is proposed that the Church of England and Church in Wales will be banned in law from offering such ceremonies, while no other religious organisation will be compelled to carry out same-sex marriages.
About 48% of couples opted for religious weddings and about 52% had civil ceremonies, compared with 55% and 45% respectively in 1997.
Many ceremonies that mark national celebrations and religious rituals incorporate the practice and calligraphy has itself proved influential on modern art, architecture and design.
These extend well beyond the right of clergy or houses of worship not to perform or host same-sex ceremonies, or the right of religious institutions opposed to same-sex marriage to remain tax exempt.
This tradition is still a part of everyday life and festive occasions, including wedding ceremonies, community and family gatherings and religious services.
It is proposed that the Church of England and Church in Wales will be banned in law from offering same-sex marriages, while no other religious organisation will be compelled to carry out such ceremonies.
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All religious organisations will be able to opt in to holding ceremonies - but the Church of England and the Church in Wales would first need to agree to change canon law.
All religious organisations will be able to opt in to holding ceremonies, but the Church of England and the Church in Wales would first need to agree to change canon law.
The government says churches would be allowed to 'opt-in' to the new rules and no religious groups would be forced to carry out same-sex ceremonies.
Culture Secretary Maria Miller told the Commons marriage would be extended to same-sex couples in a civil ceremony and religious organisations which wish to "opt in" to offering ceremonies.
Ministers said any changes would "fully respect" the rights of religious organisations who did not want to carry out same-sex ceremonies.
Other religious organisations will be able to "opt in" to holding ceremonies.
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And Culture Secretary Maria Miller announced a "quadruple lock" of measures to protect religious freedom, including an explicit ban on the Church of England and Church in Wales performing same-sex marriage ceremonies.
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