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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">ceremonies</topic></authority><related type="narrower"><topic>religious ceremonies</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>building ceremonies</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>cultural ceremonies</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>academic ceremonies</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>burials</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>closing ceremonies</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>rituals</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>commemorations</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>rites</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>ceremonial objects</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>ceremonial structures</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>cultural events</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>ceremonial</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>ceremony</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Formal acts or series of acts, especially those conducted elaborately, solemnly, and as prescribed by the ritual or protocol of religious, state, court, social, or tribal procedure. For events serving to call someone or something to remembrance, use "commemorations."  ]]></note></mads>