As a catholic, the more important rituals are the mass and confession, I always hated both, even when I was believer. As an atheist, such rituals sicken me for the cant I think they truly are.
Hypocrite that I am, I was married in a Catholic church. Both sets of parents were devout Catholics and her parents were very rich. The church wedding was purely pragmatic. It literally paid off in the years to come.
BUT religious rituals have a purpose such as providing comfort, and a sense of community. The last rites comfort the dying and may remove some off the fear of death.
A ritual does not need to be religious.
I think there can be a fine line between habit and ritual; Eg it can be said there is a element of ritual in making tea the traditional way. This how I was taught: Take the pot to the kettle, not the kettle to the pot… One tea spoon of {leaf} tea per person and one for the pot. Water must be boiling. After making the tea allow the pot to stew for a couple of minutes. Add milk to the cup after tea. (not everyone agrees on this point) .
The Japanese tea ceremony is subtle and very complex, but strictly speaking not a religious ritual
There are ritualistic elements to the way I male coffee : Coffee beans must be as fresh as possible, and kept in an air tight jar away from the light. Use a burr grinder rather then a blade grinder. A burr grinder grinds coffee uniformly, a blade grinder does not. I blade grinder can get hot and heat the coffee.
There is also a lot of ritual associated with cooking. Some of it is very old and the stated reasons simply wrong. Have a look at a few older recipes and deconstruct them for sense.
The Japanese tea ceremony is a subtle and complex ,non religious ritual. (look it up)
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