Dedication ceremony

The candidate for masons in the ceremony beginning get in the Room of Reflections painted in black colour which conditions correspond to the name, in it there can be the subjects reminding to the candidate about caducity of life. In it the candidate will write on a paper the morally-philosophical will, the wishes and vows concerning itself and other people, the country, a family and mankind as a whole. Then it will ask to confirm once again the belief in God.

Before input in a temple where there is a dedication, to the candidate blindfold. As a sign of humility the candidate «neither is dressed, nor undressed» (partially undress, and the left breast is bared as a sign of a heart openness), at it all values ("metals") are selected, to it засучивают the right trouser-leg and remove the left boot. To it a neck put on a cord symbolising bonds of human imperfection. The candidate spend to a temple premise (a hall of session of a box) where it passes through ritual tests, listens to manuals of moral-philosophical character, participates in small scenes and the dialogues which purpose visually to present moral manuals of ritual. In the end of ceremony it brings the solemn obligation to the Sacred Book of that religion which he professes (usually it is the Bible, the compasses also are put on it and наугольник). Further to the candidate remove a bandage, saying thus that it now «has passed tests and is worthy Light», it put on a Masonic apron, and after presiding at ceremony (Dostochtimyj the Master) declares present that now they have found the new brother and urges to help it with difficulties, being assured in that, as it a difficult minute will help them. Often ceremony of dedication is spent with music underneath that even more strengthens impressions of the candidate.