Rite of Unitarian Universalism
Lighting the chalice.
The flame lit in a shared cup to open worship — the one ritual nearly every creedless congregation keeps.
⏱ weekly — Sunday◌ the congregation
Understanding it — context, not catechism: how this rite is held
The flaming chalice was designed in 1941 by Hans Deutsch for the Unitarian Service Committee, which was smuggling refugees out of Nazi-occupied Europe — it began as a mark on documents that had to look official. It is now lit at the start of nearly every UU service, often by a child, and it is the movement's one near-universal ritual, which is a striking origin for a symbol of a creedless faith.
The same ground, other faiths
rites that share this one's ideas
The unit is the temple.
Buddhism · community
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Rosh Chodesh — the new moon.
Judaism
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Sunday.
Christianity
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The jiao.
Taoism
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Hatsumōde.
Shinto
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The Jashan.
Zoroastrianism
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