Word: ritual
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...last week the world watched once again with bewildered fascination the unfolding of a unique Communist ritual: the demotion and public humiliation of a national hero. Combing through a confused frenzy of speculation and conflicting rumors, TIME correspondents checked intelligence sources, foreign embassies, press and radiomonitors. Adding the bits and pieces submerged in the day-to-day reports and background events obscured in the rush of new developments, they stitched together the classic story of Byzantine intrigue that brought about the downfall of the conqueror of Berlin. See FOREIGN NEWS, How the Deed Was Done...
There have been signs that young Israel is beginning to feel some concern at its own religious rootlessness. Newspapers commented on the number of children at the High Holy Day services this year asking their fathers questions about the ritual. When two newspapers offered copies of the Talmud to subscribers at 25% discount, they were flooded with orders from parents whose children were badgering them for a copy of the Jewish Bible...
...affectionate welcome, some of the press ranged from gooey valentines to hearty backslaps that gave the Cornwallis ritual at least the virtue of dignity. The Louisville Courier-Journal gushed that Elizabeth looked like an English rose "with a little of the morning dew still on the petals." Perhaps the deepest curtsy came from the Philadelphia Inquirer, whose greeting used "Her Majesty" seven times and "the Queen" only twice−a ratio of respect unmatched by the London Times itself. Long Island's Newsday burbled: WE LOVE THE QUEEN...
...against surrounding Communism. To Vietnamese officials, Buddhism and Taoism seemed too vague and personal to combat Marxism, and the Western ethos was still too alien. The teachings of Confucius (551-479 B.C.) looked like the answer. With its adoration of knowledge, its rigid pattern of family life, its elaborate ritual for such everyday acts as pouring tea and laying place-mats, Confucianism still has strong practical appeal in chaotic Asia. And because it is not a religion but a philosophy-it does not deal with theology or speculation-it can be followed without conflict by people of many religions...
Nearly everything that goes on on the stage seems just a bit old and tired. American musical comedy turned into a ritual celebration of romantic love a good many years ago, and it takes much imagination and effort to break out of a mold which has been a success as often as this one. The pattern of musical comedies is nearly always the same. After a fast opening chorus, the romantic male lead meets and wins the romantic female lead, all to the tune of a ballad. Then comes the comic subplot, generally introduced by means of a specialty number...