Formal acts or series of acts, especially those conducted elaborately, solemnly, and as prescribed by the ritual or protocol of religious, state, court, social, or tribal procedure. For events serving to call someone or something to remembrance, use "commemorations."

ceremonies(P,,U,English-P,D,U,U)
ceremonies(P,,U,Dutch-P,D,U,U)
ceremony(,U,English-NP,AD,U,U)
ceremonie(,U,Dutch-NP,AD,U,U)
ceremonieën(,U,Dutch-NP,UF,U,U)
ceremonias(P,,U,Spanish-P,D,U,PN)
ceremonia(,U,Spanish-NP,AD,U,U)
典禮(P,,U,Chinese (traditional)-P,D,U,U)
儀典(,U,Chinese (traditional)-NP,UF,U,U)
tien li (P,,U,Chinese (transliterated Wade-Giles)-P,UF,U,U)
diǎn lǐ (P,,U,Chinese (transliterated Hanyu Pinyin)-P,UF,U,U)
dian li (P,,U,Chinese (transliterated Pinyin without tones)-P,UF,U,U)

Top of the AAT hierarchies
....Activities Facet
........Events
............events
................ceremonies

meaning/usage overlaps with....	i shih
distinguished from....	commemorations(events)
equipment needed/used is....	ceremonial objects
locational context/setting is....	ceremonial structures
distinguished from....	rites

Dutch....	Formeel optreden of meerdere optredens, met name die welke uitgebreid en plechtig en volgens de voorgeschreven procedures in een protocol of ritueel van religie, staat, gerecht, maatschappij of stam worden uitgevoerd. Gebruik 'herdenkingen' voor gebeurtenissen die dienen om iets of iemand te herdenken.
Spanish....	Actos o series de actos formales, especialmente aquellos conducidos elaborada y solemnemente, y como esta establecido por el ritual o protocolo del procedimiento religioso, estatal, cortesano, social o tribal. Para eventos que sirven para recordar algo o alguien, usar "conmemoración".
Chinese (traditional)....	正式行為或一系列的舉動，尤指為了遵循儀式或宗教、國家、法院、社會或部落傳統規定而精心安排的莊嚴舉動。對於為了懷念追憶某人或某物的事件，請使用「紀念」。

ceremonies............	[VP]
.................	Hunter and Whitten, eds. Encyclopedia of Anthropology (1976) illustration, 69
.................	CDMARC Subjects: LCSH (1988-)
.................	RILA, Subject Headings (1975-1990)
.................	Webster's Third New International Dictionary (1961)
.................	Candidate term McGill - 9/90
.................	AAT-Ned (1994-)
ceremony............	[VP]
.................	Getty Vocabulary Program rules
ceremonie............	[Bureau AAT]
.................	AAT-Ned (1994-)
ceremonieën............	[Bureau AAT]
.................	AAT-Ned (1994-)
ceremonias............	[VP]
.................	TAA database (2000-)
ceremonia............	[VP]
.................	Moliner, Diccionario de uso del español (2004) I:584
典禮............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	朗文當代大辭典 p.267
.................	國家教育研究院－雙語詞彙、學術名詞暨辭書資訊網 August 28, 2009
.................	牛津當代大辭典 p.274
儀典............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	國家教育研究院－雙語詞彙、學術名詞暨辭書資訊網 September 20, 2011
Subject:............	[Bureau AAT]
.................	CDMARC Subjects: LCSH (1988-) Rites and ceremonies
.................	RILA, Subject Headings (1975-1990) Rites and ceremonies
.................	Worcester Art Museum Library, List of subject headings, unpub. (1976) Rites and ceremonies
.................	Van Dale groot woordenboek (1994)

Getty AAT: 300054754 Getty AAT: http://www.getty.edu/vow/AATFullDisplay?find=costume&logic=AND¬e=&subjectid=300054754
ASDC Union Catalog： ceremonies 、ceremony 、ceremonies 、ceremonie 、ceremonieën 、ceremonias 、ceremonia 、典禮 、儀典 、tien li 、diǎn lǐ 、dian li