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Paper short abstract:

This poster aims to be a synthesis of the main achievements of The Ritual Year Working Group (SIEF) in its fifteen years of existence.

Paper long abstract:

The 2019 SIEF congress is the opportunity for members of The Ritual Year Working Group to reflect on the transformations of the ritual year within different times and spaces, within different cultures and value systems. But what about the transformation undergone by our own working group? Where did we start and where are we now? What did we accomplish in the meantime? The celebration of fifteen years of existence is the perfect opportunity to reflect on our overall group activity and achievements.

The Ritual Year Working Group was created in 2004, at the initiative of Emily Lyle (the chair of the group until 2015 and later honorary chair). Since then, it has produced 13 conferences, 8 panels at SIEF congresses and 14 publications. Many other scientific events (workshops, conferences), as well as projects and publications have been facilitated by the working group's meetings, by members communicating, exchanging ideas and getting to know each other. What makes this working group work, is the core of active members who have been there since the very beginning and who have managed to create a warm and welcoming work atmosphere. The results are there to prove it.

This poster aims to be a synthesis of the main achievements of The Ritual Year Working Group in its fifteen years of existence.