Personally, however, the chief prefers to observe a private family ritual.

Instead they find themselves the victims of an ancient family ritual.

We lived our relationships through a perpetual round of family rituals.

In return, parents get news that is fresh and chances to share family rituals, even at a distance.

A key figure in family ritual was the kgadi (father's older sister).

She went ahead with the family ritual by herself, which involved calling on supernatural forces for power.

Why was she getting so irritated by things that were practically family rituals?

It had been a family ritual, Sunday lunch whenever they were in town.

Try to maintain as many family rituals as you can.

We cross the lake in a way that's both ours and a part of the familiar family ritual.