Ultimately, the practice of magic includes rites that do not play a part in worship, and are ultimately irreligious.

Ceremonies included an annual mourning ceremony, rites of passage, and intervention with the spirit world.

These included religious rites, lectures and the distribution of special rations.

Additional religious duties included certain rites which, as a sign of their formal importance, could only be carried out by the highest state officials.

Other religious survivals noted by Blassingame include funeral rites, grave decorating, and ritualistic dancing and singing.

In the past such shamanic rites included agricultural rites, such as prayers for abundant harvest.

The celebration includes several religious rites.

The wedding ceremony no doubt included various customs and religious rites, but it cannot be assumed such rituals were static or widespread throughout the centuries.

And its performance includes complicated rites and rituals.

It was possible that the magic practices included sexual rites.