It made sense to show the statue looking ahead at what was happening in front of it, so that the living performer of the ritual could interact with the divine or deceased recipient.

让雕像朝前看、并能观看到前方发生的事情是有意义的，这样，现场的仪式表演者就可以与受膜拜的神灵或逝去的人们互动。

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She objects to the ritual of organized religion.

她反对有组织宗教的仪规。

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The whole Italian culture revolves around the ritual of eating.

整个意大利文化是围绕着饮食习俗的。

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Virtually every week since the 1979 Iranian Revolution, Friday prayers in Tehran have been punctuated with the ritual cry of "Marg bar Amerika" Death to America.

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you've got to get rid of the ritual impurity, so there'll have to be some ritual procedure that purges the impurity.

要摆脱不纯洁的仪式，将会有一些手段来净化不纯洁。

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I guess, like, there're certain things like in the meetings that are secret, like the ritual or whatever,

我想有一些事情是秘密的，例如会议程序什么的，

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The parade includes the ritual burning of an effigy of King Momo, a bad spirit.

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The 12 people chosen for the ritual would always be priests to represent Christ's 12 apostles.

NPR: Pope Washes Feet Of Young Detainees In Ritual

The ritual aspects of makeup, smoke, and unusual typography help everyone leave the quotidian realm faster.

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