# What do rituals do?

**What do rituals do for people?**

They mark change, hold a group together and calm the person. Why repeating a set of acts has these effects is still studied.

Connects to:
- [Ritual and prayer](https://mapideas.org/i/re_ritual)
- [Rites of passage](https://mapideas.org/i/cu_rites)
- [Flow](https://mapideas.org/i/mi_flow)

Source: https://mapideas.org/i/q_x_ritual · open on the map: https://mapideas.org/#q_x_ritual