In worship and sacrifice there is co-responsibility each person contributes his share in a spirit of participation. Symbols bridge the spheres of the sacred and secular and so make possible a balanced and unified view of reality. Rites of passage, of initiation and of consecration are widespread. There are many rites of purification of individuals and communities. The sick are healed in rites which involve their families and the community.
Religious sacredness is preserved in ritual, in dress and the arrangements of the places of worship.
Some of the traditional blessings are rich and very meaningful. The sacredness of human life is guarded by taboos and rituals. To be faithful in undertakings is regarded as becoming a man. That life makes moral demands is accepted, and this is shown among other things by the sense of the person and attachment to life itself. Sin is perceived in both its personal and communal dimensions.