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  2. List of substances used in rituals - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of species and genera that are used as entheogens or are used in an entheogenic concoction (such as ayahuasca). For ritualistic use they may be classified as hallucinogens . The active principles and historical significance of each are also listed to illustrate the requirements necessary to be categorized as an entheogen.

  3. List of Intangible Cultural Heritage elements in Pakistan

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    The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) intangible cultural heritage elements are the non-physical traditions and practices performed by a people. As part of a country's cultural heritage , they include celebrations, festivals, performances, oral traditions, music, and the making of handicrafts. [ 1 ]

  4. List of -gate scandals and controversies - Wikipedia

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    The suffix-gate derives from the Watergate scandal in the United States in the early 1970s, which resulted in the resignation of US President Richard Nixon. [2] The scandal was named after the Watergate complex in Washington, D.C., where the burglary giving rise to the scandal took place; the complex itself was named after the "Water Gate" area where symphony orchestra concerts were staged on ...

  5. Bill Gates - Wikipedia

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    Their opponents were Jack Sock, one of the top American players and a grand slam winner in doubles, and Savannah Guthrie, a co-anchor for NBC's Today show. Gates and Federer recorded their second match victory together by a score of 6–3 and the event raised over $2.5 million. [169]

  6. Wedding customs by country - Wikipedia

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    The commensal (i.e. "dining together") quality of the ritual is a symbol of the bridge between youth and the adulthood that the couple attains in marriage, as well as the community's involvement in the new couple's married life. [7] Similar rituals are widespread across rural France, though perhaps with different foods and containers.

  7. What makes Bill Gates so successful? 7 key habits ... - AOL

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    It was 15 years ago today that Bill Gates stepped down as CEO of Microsoft. While he stayed involved as chairman and chief software architect, it was the start of his major life transition.

  8. Superstition in Pakistan - Wikipedia

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    Superstition in Pakistan (Urdu: پاکستانی توهم پرستی) is widespread and many adverse events are attributed to the supernatural effect. [1] [2] Superstition is a belief in supernatural causality: that one event leads to the cause of another without any physical process linking the two events, such as astrology, omens, witchcraft, etc., that contradicts natural science. [3]

  9. Shamanism in Pakistan - Wikipedia

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    The ritual to get the dayal into the shamanistic or the ecstatic state need music, smoke and blood of goat. Music is played by the musicians (dadag ustadi).The orchestra has three instruments, namely Dadang (Drum), Daamal (two hemi-spherical drums) and Surnai (Shenai) or Gabi (local variant of reed pipe).