Traditional Ceremony Collection

Snake charmer playing flute-like instrument, snake emerging from basket in front

Japanese woodblock print of young woman 1790
This print 1790 by the master by Kitagawa Utamaro aE1753 a 1806 highly regarded practitioners of the ukiyo-e genre of woodblock prints

Bishop Latimer presenting the Bible to Henry VIII
Vintage engraving of Bishop Latimer presenting the Bible to King Henry VIII

Japanese Woodblock of Kabuki actors
" Kunisada (1786-1865), was in his own time was the most popular and successful print designer in Japan. This print shows two Kabuki actors Ichimura Uzaemon right and Nakamura Utaemon left

Laying the Foundation Stone
Vintage engraving showing the Laying the Foundation Stone of the Royal Merchant Seamens Orphanage, by Prince Albert, with Ladies placing purses on the stone. Snaresbrook, London, England. 1861

The madonna and four saints
The Madonna and four saints

Illustration of Pocahontas being baptised
17th century, american culture, baptism, caucasian appearance, christianity, church, colonisation, five people, history, indoors, mature adult, mature men, mature women, multi-ethnic group

Victorian London - Statue of Prince ALbert, Holborn Circus
Vintage engraving of the unveiling of the Statue of Prince Albert at Holborn Circus. Holborn Circus is a junction of six highways in the City of London

Bridge and groom cutting three-tiered wedding cake
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1960s: Bridge and groom cutting three-tiered wedding cake

May - Beating the Bounds
Crowds of excited people taking part in the traditional ceremony of Beating the Bounds - an ancient custom which is still observed in some parts of England and Wales

Traditional Japanese Woodblock print of Actor
" Japanese scene from the master Kunisada 1786-1865, a woodblock print, published in 1849 -1850 -1851 during the Edo period

Traditional Woodblock print of female peasant
Japanese scene from the master Kunisada 1786-1865, a woodblock print, circa 1840 from the Edo period showing a female figure in traditional Kimono looking down after she has laid down her burden

Traditional Woodblock print of Actor
" Kunisada (1786-1865), was in his own time was the most popular and successful print designer in Japan. This print shows an actor Seki Sanjuro and was published in 1831

Paying allegiance to the May Queen
Georgian style villagers paying homage to their May Queen on May Day. From " R. Caldecotts Second Collection of Pictures and Songs" containing " The Milkmaid"

Victorian man lifting a Wassail Bowl
A Victorian man lifting a steaming Wassail Bowl at the Christmas table. Wassail is an old English tradition usually associated with Yuletide (i.e. Christmas)

Traditional woodblock print of a man by water
Japanese scene from the master Kunisada 1786-1865, a woodblock print, circa 1850 from the Edo period showing a male figure in traditional costume standing by a river at night

Illustration of a medieval squire being dubbed a knight

Aztec Temple with sacrifice

Holy river Ganges
Laundry in holy river Ganges. The ancient Indian tradition - women and men the Indians wash clothes in the river

Knighting
illustration of a king Knighting

Pausanias Sacrifices to the Gods before the Battle of Plataea
Illustration of a Pausanias Sacrifices to the Gods before the Battle of Plataea

Curing The Sick With Serpents
A man performs a snake-handling ritual over the bed of a patient while several other watch, engraving is dated 1806. Original caption reads A Saadi, or Egyptian quack

Ashanti Chief Funeral
Illustration of the burial rites of an Ashanti Chief. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Illustration of a bible scene, 1 Kings 1, Solomon rides through the city on his fathers mule to show that David wishes him to be his successor and is anointed as king by a priest

Illustration of a bible scene, 1 Samuel 16: Samuel uses oil to anoint David as king on Gods instruction after Saul disappoints him

Ritual Dance, whirling dervish, Istanbul
Night view of the Blue Mosque, Istanbul, Turkey. Tourist Restaurants and shops in the foreground, a Whirling Dervish dressed in a long white robe is dancing on a stage among the restaurant tables

Ex-Drum Horses
On the left, the Royal Artillery Drum Horse and on the right the Royal Household Cavalry Drum Horse pulling a harrow on a farm during WW II

Buddhist prayer wheels on the exterior wall of the Swayambhunath Stupa Temple, also called Monkey Temple, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Well Dressing
May 1923: The pagan rite of well dressing shown on one of the five wells in the village of Tissington, Derbyshire. The design is made of clay on a wooden frame and stuck with flowers and berries

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