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The '''Rite of Separation''' is a [[Bajoran]] custom which is performed when two people end their relationship. The Rite involves celebrating for several days and gives the couple time to remember the good times and seek out "new opportunities".
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[[Image:Rite of Separation.jpg|thumb|Leeta and Julian Bashir performing the Rite of Separation.]]The '''Rite of Separation''' is a [[Bajoran]] custom which is performed when two people end their relationship. The Rite involves celebrating for several days and gives the couple time to remember the good times and seek out "new opportunities".
   
 
[[Julian Bashir]] and [[Leeta]] performed the Rite of Separation on [[Risa]] when they ended their relationship in [[2373]]. [[Worf]] thought it was a "frivolous" way to end a relationship, but [[Jadzia Dax|Jadzia]] told him "not every relationship has to end like a [[Klingon opera]]". ([[DS9]]: "[[Let He Who Is Without Sin...]]")
 
[[Julian Bashir]] and [[Leeta]] performed the Rite of Separation on [[Risa]] when they ended their relationship in [[2373]]. [[Worf]] thought it was a "frivolous" way to end a relationship, but [[Jadzia Dax|Jadzia]] told him "not every relationship has to end like a [[Klingon opera]]". ([[DS9]]: "[[Let He Who Is Without Sin...]]")

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Rite of Separation

Leeta and Julian Bashir performing the Rite of Separation.

The Rite of Separation is a Bajoran custom which is performed when two people end their relationship. The Rite involves celebrating for several days and gives the couple time to remember the good times and seek out "new opportunities".

Julian Bashir and Leeta performed the Rite of Separation on Risa when they ended their relationship in 2373. Worf thought it was a "frivolous" way to end a relationship, but Jadzia told him "not every relationship has to end like a Klingon opera". (DS9: "Let He Who Is Without Sin...")