Dedication (ritual)
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This article is about ceremonial dedication. For a book dedication, see Dedication (publishing). For other uses, see Dedication.
Dedication is a ceremony to mark the official completion or opening of something.[1][2] Such rituals include ceremonial ship launching and a variety of events for buildings including builders' rites or an opening ceremony. Many religions have specific dedication rituals, which serve to consecrate items, places, or people to sacred purpose, such as the dedication of churches or Child dedication.