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A ceremonial spear is a spear which is held by a tribal headman for example in certain religious ceremonies or significant events. The person who bears the spear is said to represent someone or an entity in that ceremony so that the ceremony could take place. A real world example that can be used is: Most religions have idol worship where people can concentrate on the image of a god or a saint to pray with focus. Same way the ceremonial spear might be used. And it also may be used in a coronation to identify the leader of a group

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