Rites and beliefs
The term rite in Indo-European languages comes from Sanskrit and signifies
the participation of the individual in an order that is both earthly and
universal, an order that upholds the cohesion of beings and their links with
the sacred.
It is a reproduction of a model of transcendence, a codified system that has
an existential meaning favorable to social cohesion and fraternity.
Accordingly, rites in all spiritual traditions are of a repetitive and
communal nature intended to make them effective.
Iraq being a country of many religions, ethnic groups have different
spiritual traditions.
