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  Importance of Reverence in Advanced Ballet Dancing

  So at the end of every ballet class there's a reverence which is thank you from the teacher to the dancers, the dancers to the teacher. It just a lot of prarazz, lots of showing reverence to each other, bowing and thanking each other. So ballet takes a lot time, takes a lot of practice and you can be dancing for your whole life and still have everything to learn about it. But ballets... more.

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  How to Perform Hindu Morning Prayer

  Instructions Things You’ll Need: Altar with image of the god Step 1: Bathe before prayer. Hindus always clean themselves before approaching God. It is a simple sign of reverence. Step 2: Recognize the importance of water as a source of life while bathing. Offer a prayer about water. An example of a prayer just prior to bathing is: "In this water, I invoke the presence... more.

• How to Perform a Pagan Funeral

  Instructions Things You’ll Need: Officiant, like a priest or priestess familiar with pagan tradition Venue for the funeral Body or remains of the deceased Decorations and music appropriate for the funeral Step 1: Find out what pagan tradition the person followed in life, if you don't already know it. Just as a Catholic funeral rite is not suitable for a lifelong Baptist, do... more.

• How to Place Flags on Soldiers' Graves on Memorial Day

  Instructions Things You’ll Need: Flags Step 1: Find the location for family member grave sites on which you wish to place flags. Search the Department of Veterans Affairs website under "Burial and Memorials" for the "Nationwide Gravesite Locator" (see Resources below). If you cannot find your family member via the website, mail full details to the address at the bottom of the... more.

• How to Play Native American Drums

  Instructions Step 1: Learn to play Native American drums by listening to Native American music. There are many great Native American music groups as well as recordings of traditional songs. Listen to the drum and get a feel for the spiritual connection the drummer makes with the music. The drum is the heartbeat of Native American music. Percussionists often pick up the beat by playing... more.

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  How to Make an Advanced Offering to Krishna

  Instructions Things You’ll Need: Clean kitchen Appropriate foods Dinnerware for Krishna Dinnerware for devotees Altar Image of Krishna Step 1: Clean hands and work area thoroughly. Cleanliness is a sign of reverence for Krishna. It is Krishna for whom you prepare the offerings. Step 2: Work with an attitude of devotion and humility. You are serving the Lord.... more.

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  How to Perform Ritual for Hindu Prasadam

  Instructions Things You’ll Need: Prasadam recipes Altar to god Appropriate kitchen utensils, dinnerware Step 1: Approach the entire prasadam ritual with devotion and reverence. You are preparing food for the Lord's pleasure. Step 2: Offer only fresh, organic fruits, vegetables, legumes, dairy products, ghee. Prepare all offerings yourself. Pre-packaged foods have... more.

• How to Receive the Eucharist as a Roman Catholic

  Instructions Preparing Yourself to Receive the Eucharist Step 1: Determine if you are eligible to participate in the Eucharist. In the Catholic Church, you are only eligible if you profess the Catholic faith and you are a baptized Catholic who has participated in the Sacrament of Reconciliation at least once. Step 2: Examine your conscience. If you are guilty of any grave sins, you... more.

• What Does the Bible Say About Holiness?

  Instructions Identification Step 1: The Old Testament word for holiness is the Hebrew word "kadosh." This means to be separated or consecrated and is used to describe God, holy days, holy garments and holy people. The New Testament Greek word for holiness, "hagios," carries a slightly more specific meaning. It refers to being set apart for sacred use and also applies to the same kinds... more.

• How to Be a Witch

  Instructions Step 1: Be morally upstanding. Witchcraft has no dogma, but many witches believe in concepts similar to karma which indicate that the results of our actions come back to us in the future. Several major ethical principles followed by most witches include not doing harm, not lying and not compelling others to do things they would not want to do. Actually living by these... more.

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  How to Sketch in the Style of Leonardo Da Vinci

  Instructions Things You’ll Need: Copies of Da Vinci's artwork Step 1: Express calmness and humanism in your subject's pose. Stress is not a feeling that most of us feel when we look at a Leonardo Da Vinci painting. Rather, we tend to feel more relaxed. One of the reasons for this is that Leonardo Da Vinci posed his subjects either in calm situations or in ways that permitted... more.

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  How to Appreciate Anglo-Saxon Poetry

  Instructions Step 1: Study the Anglo-Saxon world. When the Angles, Jutes and Saxons, three Germanic tribes, landed in Britain while escaping from the Huns, they formed a nation they called England. Constantly threatened by outside invasion from the Vikings and other warring peoples, the Anglo-Saxons depended on a strong military and a reverence for heroes. Their religion as well, a... more.

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  About the Spiritual Significance of Fasting

  Instructions History Step 1: Fasting has been around since the time of the Biblical patriarchs 4,000 years ago and before. Fasting was practiced by adherents in both the Old and New Testaments. For instance, Moses fasted for two recorded forty-day periods. Jesus fasted 40 days and reminded his followers to fast--"when you fast," not "if you fast." The Bible is replete with instances of... more.

• How to Cope with Complications with Step-Parenting

  Instructions Things You’ll Need: Love Patience Openness Forgiveness Step 1: Remember that love is infinite. Children especially have a boundless capacity for love. There is room in their hearts to love their natural parents and stepparents deeply. Likewise, stepparents are fully capable of loving stepchildren as their own. Step 2: Do not get competitive. Whether you are... more.

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  How to Learn to Speak and Write in Elizabethan English

  Instructions Things You’ll Need: Shakespearean writings Pad and pencil Elizabethan English Pronouns Step 1: Review the use of modern English pronouns. They occur in the singular and the plural. They include three forms: the nominative, the objective and the possessive. Step 2: Pick up your pencil, and write down a simple English sentence containing one or more pronouns.... more.

• How to Tour Churches of the Holy Land

  Instructions Step 1: Make a list of the churches you want to see. There are literally dozens of important churches to see in the Holy Land. You can refer to a travel book like Lonely Planet, a religious-historical text or Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs website to see which churches are located in the country. Step 2: Check out organized church tours. Tour operators such as... more.

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  About The Washington Monument

  Instructions History Step 1: As the father of our country and the first United States President, George Washington has been revered by Americans throughout his life and ever since. Many wanted to build a monument to recognize his achievements while he was still alive, but he refused. After he died, Congress pushed forward with the idea. In 1848, construction started on the Washington... more.

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  Buddha Postures and Their Meanings

  Instructions History Step 1: Buddhism takes its name from its founder, Siddhartha Gautama, who was born a prince in India approximately 500 years B.C.E. Though he lived an opulent life as a prince, he eventually came to renounce his material lifestyle. His teachings formed the basis for what would become Buddhism, and as such his image revered. However, many "Buddha" statues are of... more.

• How to Paint a Corvette

  Instructions Things You’ll Need: Chevrolet Corvette Primer Paint Auto Paint Sand Paper Tape Paint Supply of cover paper Ventilated work-space Air Compressor Air Brush for Painting large spaces Step 1: Start with a very smooth finish. In order to have a smooth finish without any blemishes you will need to prepare the painting surface of the car with sandpaper. Depending... more.

• How to Learn Key Phrases in Korean

  Instructions Things You’ll Need: Korean phrase book Travel guide Step 1: Say “anyeong haseyo” (ahn-young ha-seh-yo) for “Hello.” There are two versions of saying goodbye in Korean. To say goodbye to a person leaving, one says “Annyonghi kasayo” (ahn-yung-hee ga-seh-yo). To say goodbye to a person staying, one says, “Annyonghi... more.