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title: "Notes: Guides to Ceremonies and Rituals | Bagtun"
description: "Thoughts on presence and the moments in which a life changes direction. Guides to weddings, welcome ceremonies, farewells and the Mountain Ritual."
url: https://bagtun.ch/en/notes/
lang: en
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# Between two breaths

Thoughts on presence and the moments in which a life changes direction. Written down between ceremonies, usually early in the morning.

## [Is it okay to laugh at a funeral?](https://bagtun.ch/en/notes/laughter-at-a-funeral/)

Many families wonder whether laughter is allowed at a funeral. What I experience.

## [Welcome ceremony instead of baptism](https://bagtun.ch/en/notes/welcome-ceremony-instead-of-baptism/)

Not every family wants to baptise, but almost every family wants to celebrate. What a welcome ceremony can look like.

## [Rituals for your wedding ceremony](https://bagtun.ch/en/notes/wedding-ceremony-rituals/)

A ritual is not decoration. Five ideas where the guests do more than just watch.

## [Wedding ceremony in Switzerland](https://bagtun.ch/en/notes/wedding-ceremony-switzerland/)

Most couples plan the day. Almost nobody plans the moment. What a wedding ceremony is, how it works and what it costs.

## [A funeral without a priest](https://bagtun.ch/en/notes/secular-funeral-switzerland/)

A farewell lasts longer than a funeral service. What happens when you offer not comfort, but time.

## [What a mountain does to a decision](https://bagtun.ch/en/notes/mountain-retreat-decision/)

At 2000 metres the mind finally grows quieter than the breath. On altitude as a tool and why I never walk ahead.

## [Finding the right wedding celebrant](https://bagtun.ch/en/notes/finding-a-wedding-celebrant/)

I stop talking, I stop reading, I do not rehearse. I sit. How to recognise who should lead your wedding.