Hitting blocking sleds is almost an everyday ritual for offensive and defensive linemen and linebackers.

In many homes, especially in southern India, rangoli is an everyday ritual and the paintings are a common sight on doorsteps in the morning.

And he had to finish his everyday ritual - he had to start preparing for the next game and the next opponent.

He has confided that he once told Claudia that in real life people do not go around analysing everyday rituals.

In a darkened space, Heidi Kumao's shadowy projections examine everyday rituals and repetitive actions as the building blocks of relationships.

"This is what I love to do," said Ms. Zollar, whose dances often explore everyday social rituals.

"Our everyday rituals can be enhanced by incorporating beautiful objects," Ms. Robinson said.

Both pictures honor the everyday ritual of drinking coffee.

After all, being drunk in charge of a rowing boat is no big deal, just part of the everyday rituals of preparing for a big match.