A ritual is not necessarily religious; but it most often is. Â It is an established or prescribed procedure. Â In anthropologythe holistic study of humanity in its broadest context in all times and places, ancient and contemporary a ritual is described as formal, repetitive, and stereotyped. Â It requires human behavior, which is performed in certain places, at set times. Â Ritualsthe prescribed order of performing a ceremony or act, especially one characteristic of a particular religion or church; rituals are usually collectivistic behaviors and most often include a specialist overseeing the activity or activities are necessitated by participants, rather than audiences. Â They are usually passed down from generation to generation; but a ritual can also be individualisticindividualistic cultures are more interested in individual potential than group potential; individualism is about "I" and not "We"; individualistic cultures place great value on freedom and democracy and started anew by anyone at any time, such as a baseball player touching a base or something else to bring luck during the game.
