Belief in the efficacy of intercessory prayer is widespread. It is believed that sin harms the public good, hence there are periodical purification rites in order to promote public welfare. Worship requires a fundamental attitude of strict discipline and reverence. Ancestors and the dead are invoked by rites. The seasonal cycles and the stages of life are sanctified by ritual action.
Ritual attention is given to crisis situations.
The whole person, body and soul, is totally involved in worship. 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.