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ceremonial Englisch:

1. formal


The school uniform is convenient because it can be worn for both informal and formal occasions.
They exchanged formal greetings.
Do we dress formal?
His language is very formal.
Her clothes were out of place at a formal party.
He was a tall, heavy-looking young man of five-and-twenty. His air was grave and stately, and his manners were very formal.
Boy, did she have egg on her face when she showed up at the formal party wearing blue jeans!
I will send our formal agreement to you.
She kept conversation on a formal plane.
Formal dress must be worn.
How formal is this ceremony?
Formal declarations of war haven't been America's style since 1942.
Some cultures and situations are formal, which means that we have to follow rules, other cultures and situations are more informal.
Gift-giving is quite formal in some countries.
Whenever I translate something from English into Spanish, I prefer to use the familiar "tú" instead of the formal "usted".

2. ritual


The sacred ritual took place after being postponed twice.
The ritual has evolved over many years.
Coffee and the paper are part of my morning ritual.
He has a ritual that he does before every match.
Jim often performed some mysterious rituals at his concerts.
His morning ritual includes drinking a cup of coffee, eating a banana, and taking the dog for a walk.
Such rituals and routines build strong families.
Every Sunday morning my ritual includes buying a newspaper from the local shop, making coffee and eating a croissant.
This part is very important in the ritual of the sport.
If someone wants the ceremony to be held in accordance with Japanese Shinto ritual, then that is possible at this church.
Slotted spoons have a particular role in the traditional absinthe ritual. They are used to hold a sugar cube over a glass as one dissolves it into her drink with cold water.