21.   So, I asked him, what ancient rituals were played out here?

22.   The gatherings are tribal-themed and reference ancient native rituals in which dance, music and drugs were used to commune with god and nature.

23.   The simple fare he offers is a mix of ancient Celtic rituals he says were handed down through his family in Brittany.

24.   The town, in the southern state of Chiapas, is governed by a strange mix of old Mexico politics and Catholicism blended with ancient Mayan rituals.

25.   The sounds of ancient ritual mix with the beauty of listening faces.

26.   They do it through the rhythms of the bomba, the fluid ballet of capoeiramartial artists, and the ancient rituals practiced by a Santeria priest.

27.   They, too, had apparently been sacrificed in an ancient ritual, according to Johan Reinhard, the co-leader of the expedition.

28.   This history has sharpened the resonance of Purim, although the religious aspect is the same ancient ritual as always.

29.   An Associated Press writer and photographer were recently permitted a rare look by outsiders at the ancient ritual.

30.   Aroka made a fire and the old woman, Inte, kneeled before it and began the ancient Juma sobbing ritual.