Many of Christie ’ s books and short stories both set in the Middle East and back in England have a decidedly otherworldly influence in which religious sects, sacrifices, ceremony, and seances play a part.

She does not receive a mitre nor is given a crosier as part of the ceremony ; however, by ancient tradition, she may carry a crosier when leading her community.

* The Aluk religion in the Toraja society and the people of Tana Toraja, embrace religious rituals such as the funeral ceremony where a sacred cockfight, known as bulangan londong or saung, is an integral part of the ceremony and considered sacred because of the spilling of blood on the earth in spiritual appeasement.

Nigeria began to withdraw its forces, comprising some 3, 000 troops, beginning 1 August 2006, and a ceremony on 14 August marked the formal handover of the northern part of the peninsula.

Dance has certainly been an important part of ceremony, rituals, celebrations and entertainment since before the birth of the earliest human civilizations.

In 1993, thanks in part to the efforts of Roger Staubach as an intermediary, Landry accepted induction and had a ceremony on the day of that year's Cowboys-Giants game ( Landry had played and coached for the Giants ).

At some time in 299, the Emperors took part in a ceremony of sacrifice and divination in an attempt to predict the future.

Coffee is also a large part of Ethiopian culture / cuisine ; after every meal a coffee ceremony is enacted and espresso coffee is drunk.

In countries not previously part of the British Empire, the tune of " God Save the Queen " has provided the basis for various patriotic songs, though still generally connected with royal ceremony.

Eight-year-old Gallifreyans are brought before the Schism and made to look into the Time Vortex as part of an initiation ceremony into the Time Lord Academy.

As part of the official welcome ceremony of a foreign head of state, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev is inspecting a Serbian Armed Forces | Serbian guard of honour | guard of honor escorted by President of Serbia | Serbian President Boris Tadić, on the former's visit to Serbia in 2009.

One source of controversy between the families is whether or not the couple will jump the broom as part of their wedding ceremony.

The kowtow remains alive as part of a formal induction ceremony in certain traditional trades that involve apprenticeship or discipleship.

Idle later performed the song as part of the 2012 Olympic Games closing ceremony.

The Mongolic-speaking Xianbei originally formed a part of the Donghu confederation, but existed even before that time, as evidenced by a mention in the Guoyu (" 晉語八 " section ) which states that during the reign of King Cheng of Zhou ( reigned 1042-1021 BC ) the Xianbei came to participate at a meeting of Zhou subject-lords at Qiyang ( 岐阳 ) ( now Qishan County ) but were only allowed to perform the fire ceremony under the supervision of Chu ( 楚 ), since they were not vassals by covenant ( 诸侯 ).

In Burgundy and in Italy the imperial investiture would take place after the consecration ceremony, while in the Papal States the pope alone had the right of investiture, without any interference on the part of the Emperor.

Aluk or Aluk To Dolo a sect of Agama Hindu Dharma as a part of religion in Indonesia, within the Toraja society and the people of Tana Toraja, embrace religious rituals such as the funeral ceremony where a sacred cockfight is an integral part of the religious ceremony and considered sacred within that spiritual realm.

The wedding was a traditional Klingon ceremony which included a series of trials on Jadzia's part in order to gain the approval of Martok's wife to join the House of Martok ( DS9: " You are Cordially Invited ...").

New buildings made in Japan are frequently blessed by a Shinto priest called during the groundbreaking ceremony ( Jichinsai 地鎮祭 ), and many cars made in Japan have been blessed as part of the assembly process.

Strom Thurmond was one of the Freemason politicians who took part in the ceremony.

In 1997, Al Sharpton, a Christian minister and a candidate for the 2004 presidential election, who had also taken part in other Unification Church events and holidays, took part in a blessing ceremony at RFK Stadium, Washington, D. C., as a wedding-vow renewal with his wife.

The Indian classical music tradition provides the accompaniment for the dance, and as percussion is such an integral part of the tradition, the dancers of nearly all the styles wear bells around their ankles to counterpoint and complement the percussion.

Professional actors, dancers, musicians, school children, and a community cast from the Moray area all took part in what was an important event in the Highland Year of Culture ( 2007 ).

When Ravel used a 5 / 4 time in the final part of his ballet Daphnis and Chloe ( 1912 ), dancers of the Ballets Russes sang Ser-ge-dia-ghi-lev during rehearsals to keep the correct rhythm.

Performed as a part of Scandinavian folk dance, this can be fast or slow, but the dancers are always rotating.

Before the 1970s, dancers of both sexes appeared largely in underground clubs or as part of a theatre experience, but the practice eventually became common enough on its own.

Stripping also was part of " genre " films, such as horror thriller Fear City ( 1984 ), by Abel Ferrara, about a mass-murderer who terrorizes dancers working at a seedy strip club in Times Square, New York.

Like traditional square dancing, recovering from occasional mistakes is often part of the fun, but dancers are usually encouraged to dance only those programs at which they are reasonably proficient.

Vaslav Nijinsky was born in 1889 or 1890 in Kiev, Ukraine, a part of Russian Empire as Wacław Niżyński, to ethnic Polish parents, dancers Tomasz Niżyński and Eleonora Bereda.

Interaction with a partner and the other dancers ( e. g. smiling, verbal cues, giving hands, encouragement ) is an essential part of SCD.

The RSCDS does hold significant influence since they teach the majority of Scottish country dance teachers, administrate the official SCD teaching exam, run the largest number of internally publicised events and have published the largest number of dances which encompasses a large part of the repertoire of most dancers.

They all compared favourably with average fitness levels for women in their age range, but the Scottish country dancers were shown to have more agility, stronger legs and to be able to walk more briskly than people who took part in other forms of exercise.

Actors and dancers in blackface appeared in music videos such Grace Jones's " Slave to the Rhythm " ( 1980, also part of her touring piece A One Man Show ) and Taco's " Puttin ' on the Ritz " ( 1984 ).

Among the broad range of themes incorporated in the Egungun masks are representations of numerous societal and cultural stereotypes as well as acrobatic images in which dancers turn their clothing inside out, in part to suggest the power and distance of the ancestral world.

Hanson recruited professional dancers for the shoot and also invited fans and local residents to take part in the video, which is an homage to the Blues Brothers.

Slotted moves were a common part of the step vocabulary of Lindy and / or Jitterbug dancers during the 1940s and 1950s.

While most dancers differentiate between pure Balboa and Bal-Swing, both are considered to be part of the dance.

Communal, because all the dancers on the floor took part in a pre-set pattern ( often chosen by a Master of Ceremony ).

Thus all present took part as dancers or as onlookers.

Singers and dancers from around the world are invited to take part in over 20 high quality competitions followed each evening by concerts where the best and most colourful competitors share the stage with professional artists.

The service includes a live view into part of the backstage dressing room, and paid access enables the website user to interact live with dancers at the club.

Some former Hot Gossip dancers appeared on the show as part of the Hill's Angels dance troupe.

International folk dance is a genre of dance wherein selected folk dances from multiple ethnic groups are done by the same dancers, typically as part of a regular recreational dance club, for performances or at other events.

Chariot races were a part of several Roman religious festivals, and on these occasions were preceded by a parade ( pompa circensis ) that featured the charioteers, music, costumed dancers, and images of the gods.

Madonna and her back up dancers, performing " Material Girl " as part of the Art Deco segment of the tour