ceremonies

noun ceremonies

• formalities — condition or quality of being formal; accordance with required or traditional rules, procedures, etc.; conventionality.
• services — a service tree, especially Sorbus domestica.
• ceremonials — Plural form of ceremonial.
• customs — the part of a port, airport, frontier station, etc, where baggage and freight are examined for dutiable goods and contraband
• niceties — a delicate or fine point; punctilio: niceties of protocol.