The myths that have grown up around the rites may continue as part of the group's oral tradition and may even come to be acted out under conditions divorced from these rites.

那些围绕宗教仪式衍生的传说可能会作为群体口述习俗的一部分流传下去，甚至可能会在脱离这些仪式的情况下表现出来。

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Frequently the myths include representatives of those supernatural forces that the rites celebrate or hope to influence.

这些神话故事中经常含有那些典型的超自然力量，人们通过举办仪式庆祝这些超自然力量或者期望能够影响它们。

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Hence the Aztec sacrifices, the ancient rites of the eclipse.

因此才有了阿兹·特克人献祭，这些古老的日蚀仪式。

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The pagan cult, Kaufman claims, is a system of rites.

考夫曼认为，异教祭仪，是一个仪式系统。

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A system of rites, and we'll be looking at the Israelite cult later.

一个仪式系统，之后我们会讲到以色列祭仪。

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Ensor's parade may well reflect the tradition of religious processionals, including the bawdy rites of Mardi Gras, and the more secular, nationalist pageantry of "Joyous Entry" paintings that for centuries had commemorated the triumphant return of militia or monarchs to their capital cities.

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Then over coffee, they might discuss the future of Monsignor Georg Gaenswein, Benedict's trusted aide who has had the difficult task of escorting his old pope into retirement and then returning to the Vatican to serve his successor in the initial rites of the office.

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In the advertising world, the rites of spring cleaning can also be applied to the creative process to give us a fresh perspective.

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