Post by Kay on Jul 6, 2010 19:56:03 GMT -5
An Apprentice Ceremony:
(1st part) "All cats old enough to catch their own prey join beneath the _______ for a clan meeting." (then describe how your cat is acting or doing.)
[wait for the others to post]
(2nd part) ___kit, from this day until you receive your warrior name, you will be ___paw. (Warriors name), You will be ___paw's mentor. I pray that starclan gives your apprentice all the strength and courage that he/she will need. I trust that you will pass on all that you have learned to ___paw, so that he/she may be a warrior the clan can be proud of." the leader motioned the chosen warrior to step forward and touch noses with the new apprentice.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A Warrior Ceremony:
(1st part)"All cats old enough to catch their own prey join beneath the _______ for a clan meeting." (then describe how your cat is acting or doing.)
[wait for others to post]
(2nd part)"I, ______, Leader of ______clan call apon my warrior ancestors to look down on this apprentice. He/She has trained hard to understand the ways of our noble code, and I commend Him/Her to you as a warrior in his/her turn."(an action that you are doing.)"______paw, do you promise to uphold the Warrior code and to protect and defend this Clan, even with the cost of your life?"
(Warrior to-be)"I do."
(Back to Leader) Then by the powers of StarClan. I give you your warrior name: _____paw from this moment on you will be known as ______. Starclan honors your courage and loyalty, and we welcome you as a full warrior of _______clan."
(Leader steps forward to rest his/her head on the new warrior.)
(New warrior licks the shoulder of the leader in response.)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Elders Ceremony:
(1st part)"All cats old enough to catch their own prey join beneath the _______ for a clan meeting." (then describe how your cat is acting or doing.)
[Wait for others to post]
"______, is it your wish to give up the name of a warrior and go join the elders?"
(Elder to-be)"It is."
(Leader)"Your Clan honors you and all the service you have given us. I call apon Starclanvto give you many seasons of rest."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Deputy Ceremony:
(1st part)"All cats old enough to catch their own prey join beneath the _______ for a clan meeting." (then describe how your cat is acting or doing.)
[wait for others to post]
"I say these words before the body of _____ (old deputy) so that his/her spirit may hear and approve of my choice. ______ you will be the new deputy of _______Clan."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
This is the Deputy version if you were the deputy or you didn't have one:
(First part)"All cats old enough to catch there own prey join beneath the ______ for a Clan meeting!" Descride ur cat doing something or how he/she is feeling.
[Wait for others to post.]
(Second Part)"I say these words before the spirits of our ancestors and may they hear and aprove my choice. _____ will be the new deputy of ___Clan."
(1st part) "All cats old enough to catch their own prey join beneath the _______ for a clan meeting." (then describe how your cat is acting or doing.)
[wait for the others to post]
(2nd part) ___kit, from this day until you receive your warrior name, you will be ___paw. (Warriors name), You will be ___paw's mentor. I pray that starclan gives your apprentice all the strength and courage that he/she will need. I trust that you will pass on all that you have learned to ___paw, so that he/she may be a warrior the clan can be proud of." the leader motioned the chosen warrior to step forward and touch noses with the new apprentice.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A Warrior Ceremony:
(1st part)"All cats old enough to catch their own prey join beneath the _______ for a clan meeting." (then describe how your cat is acting or doing.)
[wait for others to post]
(2nd part)"I, ______, Leader of ______clan call apon my warrior ancestors to look down on this apprentice. He/She has trained hard to understand the ways of our noble code, and I commend Him/Her to you as a warrior in his/her turn."(an action that you are doing.)"______paw, do you promise to uphold the Warrior code and to protect and defend this Clan, even with the cost of your life?"
(Warrior to-be)"I do."
(Back to Leader) Then by the powers of StarClan. I give you your warrior name: _____paw from this moment on you will be known as ______. Starclan honors your courage and loyalty, and we welcome you as a full warrior of _______clan."
(Leader steps forward to rest his/her head on the new warrior.)
(New warrior licks the shoulder of the leader in response.)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Elders Ceremony:
(1st part)"All cats old enough to catch their own prey join beneath the _______ for a clan meeting." (then describe how your cat is acting or doing.)
[Wait for others to post]
"______, is it your wish to give up the name of a warrior and go join the elders?"
(Elder to-be)"It is."
(Leader)"Your Clan honors you and all the service you have given us. I call apon Starclanvto give you many seasons of rest."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Deputy Ceremony:
(1st part)"All cats old enough to catch their own prey join beneath the _______ for a clan meeting." (then describe how your cat is acting or doing.)
[wait for others to post]
"I say these words before the body of _____ (old deputy) so that his/her spirit may hear and approve of my choice. ______ you will be the new deputy of _______Clan."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
This is the Deputy version if you were the deputy or you didn't have one:
(First part)"All cats old enough to catch there own prey join beneath the ______ for a Clan meeting!" Descride ur cat doing something or how he/she is feeling.
[Wait for others to post.]
(Second Part)"I say these words before the spirits of our ancestors and may they hear and aprove my choice. _____ will be the new deputy of ___Clan."
