1. Some researchers believe the ritual was a form of social control.

2. There was lots of other associated ritual activity going on around it.

3. This may be a common local ritual, for all I know.

4. The ritual will start on Monday this year, officials say.

5. These days, you can participate in this cultural ritual from the comfort of your smartphone.

6. Now, their ritual objects are being put up for auction.

7. Experts were also able to identify two ritual baths.

8. At the site, the archaeologists have also found the rooms of a large mansion and even a ritual pool.

9. This new finding suggests that ritual beheading may have started elsewhere, the researchers said.

10. For many physicians who depend heavily on Medicare business, this ritual became a growing irritant.

11. Lawmakers voted from their desks, a ritual reserved for historic measures.