Feierl., förml. Handlung.
A ceremonial act, action, or system.
ETYM French cérémonie, Latin caerimonia; perh. akin to Eng. create and from a root signifying to do or make.
1. A formal event performed on a special occasion; SYN. ceremonial, ceremonial occasion, observance.
2. Any activity that is performed in an especially solemn elaborate or formal way.
3. The proper or conventional behavior on some solemn occasion.