Dimitris Xygalatas

You can find them in all of our secular institutions. You can find them in the courtroom. You can find them in university graduation ceremonies and so on and so forth. So ritual has always been there and it's still there. The context in which it is performed might often change, but our need for ritual remains the same.

You can find them in all of our secular institutions. You can find them in the courtroom. You can find them in university graduation ceremonies and so on and so forth. So ritual has always been there and it's still there. The context in which it is performed might often change, but our need for ritual remains the same.

You can find them in all of our secular institutions. You can find them in the courtroom. You can find them in university graduation ceremonies and so on and so forth. So ritual has always been there and it's still there. The context in which it is performed might often change, but our need for ritual remains the same.

That is true. That is what it feels like to people. We're not supposed to question certain traditions. And ritual traditions are particularly the kinds of traditions that feel this way. There are studies that actually show that when you suggest to people that certain of their most ritualized public holidays, things like Thanksgiving,

That is true. That is what it feels like to people. We're not supposed to question certain traditions. And ritual traditions are particularly the kinds of traditions that feel this way. There are studies that actually show that when you suggest to people that certain of their most ritualized public holidays, things like Thanksgiving,

That is true. That is what it feels like to people. We're not supposed to question certain traditions. And ritual traditions are particularly the kinds of traditions that feel this way. There are studies that actually show that when you suggest to people that certain of their most ritualized public holidays, things like Thanksgiving,

If you were to change those holidays, people get morally appalled by this. They find this offensive that somebody would suggest making changes to those rituals. They're not supposed to change, even as they do change, because Thanksgiving actually in the past was moved. It was moved by a week earlier so that the holiday period would be extended and people would spend more money.

If you were to change those holidays, people get morally appalled by this. They find this offensive that somebody would suggest making changes to those rituals. They're not supposed to change, even as they do change, because Thanksgiving actually in the past was moved. It was moved by a week earlier so that the holiday period would be extended and people would spend more money.

If you were to change those holidays, people get morally appalled by this. They find this offensive that somebody would suggest making changes to those rituals. They're not supposed to change, even as they do change, because Thanksgiving actually in the past was moved. It was moved by a week earlier so that the holiday period would be extended and people would spend more money.

People didn't like that. Most states actually refused to enforce this. And recently, so now nobody remembers this anymore. But recently there was a study that asked people this question. How would you feel if the government wanted to move Thanksgiving by a week? And people really felt that this would be offensive.

People didn't like that. Most states actually refused to enforce this. And recently, so now nobody remembers this anymore. But recently there was a study that asked people this question. How would you feel if the government wanted to move Thanksgiving by a week? And people really felt that this would be offensive.

People didn't like that. Most states actually refused to enforce this. And recently, so now nobody remembers this anymore. But recently there was a study that asked people this question. How would you feel if the government wanted to move Thanksgiving by a week? And people really felt that this would be offensive.

It's very important, and we know this. We've all heard people, at least I've heard people say that because their university didn't have a graduation ceremony, they felt that their degree was diminished. And we saw people go to great lengths to offer this ritual experience to the students.

It's very important, and we know this. We've all heard people, at least I've heard people say that because their university didn't have a graduation ceremony, they felt that their degree was diminished. And we saw people go to great lengths to offer this ritual experience to the students.

It's very important, and we know this. We've all heard people, at least I've heard people say that because their university didn't have a graduation ceremony, they felt that their degree was diminished. And we saw people go to great lengths to offer this ritual experience to the students.

So in India, there was a university that created avatars for every student and had a virtual ceremony and invited... famous guest speakers for the commencement address, and they had their own avatars.

So in India, there was a university that created avatars for every student and had a virtual ceremony and invited... famous guest speakers for the commencement address, and they had their own avatars.

So in India, there was a university that created avatars for every student and had a virtual ceremony and invited... famous guest speakers for the commencement address, and they had their own avatars.

In other parts of the world, we saw that schools might have socially distant graduation ceremonies in all sorts of innovative ways, including somewhere a ski lift so they could maintain social distance. So our institutions recognize this need for ritual.

In other parts of the world, we saw that schools might have socially distant graduation ceremonies in all sorts of innovative ways, including somewhere a ski lift so they could maintain social distance. So our institutions recognize this need for ritual.