| MAMBO | A modern Latin American dance derived from the ritual dance of voodoo |
| GIGUE | A formal baroque dance derived from the jig |
| FRUG | Dance derived from the twist |
| JERK | Dance derived from the twist |
| RUMBA | A rhythmic and syncopated Cuban dance in duple time, or the ballroom dance derived from it (5) |
| PASODOBLE | Traditional Spanish dance derived from a military march |
| INITIATION | The ritual of admitting a new member into a society or group in an often secret ceremony of the same name; or, any act of beginning (10) |
| RACHTZA | The ritual of washing of the hands at The Seder (Hebrew) (7) |
| BURIAL | The ritual of placing of a corpse in a grave (6) |
| DUBS | Invests with a knighthood by the ritual of tapping on the shoulder with a sword (4) |
| CANCAN | Dance derived from Herge's character |
| RICE | The sides of ritual dance for wedding shower (4) |
| ZOMBIE | The snake god of voodoo cults in the West Indies, especially Haiti |
| WOBURN | - Abbey; surrounded by deer park landscaped by Humphry Repton, seat of the Dukes of Bedford, once home to Duchess Anna Maria who popularised the ritual of afternoon tea (6) |
| TEASET | A curated collection of cups, saucers and side plates with a cake stand, milk jug, spouted pot, sugar bowl and other tableware designed to enhance the ritual of brewing and enjoying cha with others (3 |
| SEDER | The ritual for the first night of the passover |
| LAVABO | The ritual washing of the priest's hands after the offertory at Mass |
| MENES | Pharaoh who founded the first dynasty of Egypt and is believed to have introduced the ritual of god |
| TASHLICH | The ritual of casting away of sins in flowing water during the High Holy Days (Hebrew) (8) |
| SUMOWRESTLING | In which sport do participants perform the ritual of throwing salt on the floor before a match? (4,9) |
