Rite Collection (page 3)

Abbas II Hilmi. Viceroy of Egypt, 1892
ABBAS II HILMI (1874-1944). Viceroy of Egypt (1892-1914). The Marquis de Reverseux gives to the new Khedive (Viceroy) the Grand Cordon of the Legion d Honneur in Cairo

South Korea - Joseon - Funeral Procession. Date: circa 1920

Hotel Carls-Rite, Toronto, Canada - the House of Comfort - advertising itself as the Worlds Premier Hotel for Business travellers. Date: circa 1920s

Thessaloniki, Greece - Circumcision ceremony - Young Turks. Date: circa 1899

Participants in female circumcision ceremony, Africa
Participants in a female circumcision ceremony line up in Ubangi-Shari (Oubangi Chari), a French colony in central Africa, now part of the Central African Republic

LEO XIII (1810-1903). Pope (1878-1903). Catechism

Freemasonry Assembly to receive the Masters (18th c.). Etching. SPAIN. Madrid. National Historical Archive of Madrid

France. Marriage of Napoleon and Marie Louise of Austria, 1810. Engraving. SPAIN. Madrid. National Library

Viking Ship Museum / Oseburg Ship. NORWAY. Oslo. Viking Ship Museum

PERU. CUZCO. Machu Picchu. Incaic remains (15th

Rome. Barbarian invasions. Sacrifice and religious
" Rome. Barbarian invasions. Sacrifice and religious rite by the Old German people. Engraving. ITALY. Milan. Civica Raccolta delle Stampe " Achille Bertarelli"

Indian Maypole Dance. A traditional English social custom, which seems to have been met with a sizeable lack of interest (!) by this group of Indian Children. Date: circa 1910s

The York Rite
Initiation to the rank of Mark-Mason 1890s

Coronation 1937 - King George VI standing before the assembl
Beginning of the service at the Coronation of King George VI is The Recognition. The King, stands before the Assembly while the Archbishop of Canterbury, Cosmo Lang, presents him

Last supper, Lija Parish Church, Lija, Malta
Last supper according to the Jewish rite, Lija Parish Church, Lija, Malta GC: the chalice Date: 2011

Female Mason - 1
Sister Eva Dynamis (born Reims 1858) initiated into the Lien Maconnique lodge, currently Sovereign Grand Mistress in the Modern Adoptive Rite of the Grand Orient of France. Date: 1891

Female Initiation - 5
A candidate is initiated into the Sublime Scottish Rite, vowing on her scimitar to honour the Modern Rite of Adoption. Date: 1891

The Ladys Lodge - Rite of Passage
Initiation ceremony for the Perfect Mistress also known as the Bird of Mystery. Date: 1890s

Ware rite surfaces advertisement
Advertisement for Ware-rite kitchen surfaces, guaranteeing brighter homes and lighter work. c.1950

Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II
The preparation for the anointing of Queen Elizabeth II. While the anthem Zadok the Priest is sung, the Queen is divested of her crimson robe and train

Initiation Rite
If we can believe Leo Taxil, some of the initiation rites of the Masons are little more than schoolboy pranks... Date: 1890s

Egypt - Marriage Pavilion carried by camels
The Portable Pavilion used for a marriage ceremony, carried between two camels - Egypt. The elegant design of the pavilion and the decoration on the camels is a delight

Native pre-marital rite - Jakarta (Indonesia)
A native girl of Jakarta (Indonesia) straddling a specially-designed wooden mounting block draped with a white cloth in order to catch the blood

Austrian Wedding Feast
An Austrian wedding feast - the bride crosses the table, symbolising the rite of passage from spinsterhood to the married state

Rite of Simcha Tora in Judaism
The Jewish rite of Simcha Tora or rejoicing the law (opening and closing of the lessons of the law) on the last day of the Feast of Tabernacles

Circumcision in Senegal
Menfolk of Senegal are circumcised in an initiation rite while European travellers watch

Mandan Initiation Rite
Mandan initiation ceremony

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