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This 14-word word search explores the vocabulary of ritual and ceremony for students in Grades 7–9. Hidden words include sacred, tradition, initiation, purification, and symbols, covering the elements and purposes of ritualistic practices across cultures. Use it in an anthropology or social studies unit on cultural practices, as a sub-plan vocabulary activity, or adapt it for comparative religion or history lessons.

Subject:
Social Studies
Topic:
Anthropology
Grade Level:
7th – 9th Grades
Updated August 2021

Word List

  • GESTURES
  • WORDS
  • ACTIONS
  • OBJECTS
  • RITES
  • SEQUENCE
  • PERFORM
  • FORMAL
  • TRADITION
  • SACRED
  • SYMBOLS
  • PURIFICATION
  • DEDICATION
  • INITIATION

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