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Look up how to go through a ceremony here.

To call cats for a meeting

ThunderClan
"Let all cats old enough to catch their own prey gather, here, beneath the high-ledge for a Clan meeting!"

ShadowClan
"Let all cats able to lurk in the shadows gather beneath the high-rock for a Clan meeting!"

RiverClan
"Let all cats able to fish in the river gather beneath the marsh-ledge for a Clan meeting!"

WindClan
"Let all cats who can run across the moor gather, here, at the sky-rock for a Clan meeting!"


Apprentice Ceremony

Warrior
Leader: "(Kit), you have reached the age of six moons, and it is time for you to be apprenticed. From this day on, until you receive your warrior name, you will be known as (new name, ending with "paw"). Your mentor will be (name of warrior or medicine cat). I hope (name of warrior or medicine cat) will pass down all he/she knows on to you."
Calls up mentor
"(Warrior), you are ready to take on an apprentice. You had received excellent training from (former mentor), and you have shown yourself to be (quality) and (quality). You will be the mentor of (apprentice), and I expect you to pass on all you know to (apprentice)."

Medicine Cat
Medicine Cat: "Cats of (Clan), as you know, I will not be around forever. So it's time I took an apprentice. I have chosen a cat who has shown (virtues). Your next medicine cat will be (apprentice)."
Leader: "(Apprentice), do you accept the post of apprentice to (medicine cat)?"
Apprentice: "I do."
Medicine Cat: "Then at the half-moon, you must travel to the Moonstone/Moonpool to be accepted by StarClan before the other medicine cats."
Leader: "The good wishes of all (Clan) will go with you."
At the Moonpool
Medicine Cat: "(Apprentice), is it your wish to enter the mysteries of StarClan as a medicine cat?"
Apprentice: "It is."
Medicine Cat: "Then come forward."
Medicine Cat: "Warriors of StarClan, I present you with this apprentice. (He/she) has chosen the path of a medicine cat. Grant (him/her) your wisdom and insight so that (he/she) may understand your ways and heal (his/her) Clan in accordance with your will."


Warrior Ceremony

Leader: "I, (Leader), leader of (Clan), call upon my warrior ancestors to look down on this apprentice. (He/she) has trained hard to understand the ways of your noble code, and I commend (him/her) to you as a warrior in (his/her) turn."
Leader: "(Apprentice), do you promise to uphold the warrior code and to protect and defend your Clan, even at the cost of your life?"
Apprentice: "I do."
Leader: "Then by the powers of StarClan, I give you your warrior name. (Apprentice), from this moment you will be known as (new warrior name). StarClan honors your (virtues), and we welcome you as a full warrior of (Clan)."


Medicine Cat Ceremony

Medicine Cat: "I, (name), medicine cat of ___Clan, call upon my warrior ancestors to look down on this apprentice. (He/she) has trained hard to understand the ways of a medicine cat, and with your help (he/she) will serve (his/her) Clan for many moons."
Medicine Cat: "___paw, do you promise to uphold the ways of a medicine cat, to stand apart from rivalry between Clan and Clan and to protect all cats equally, even at the cost of your life?"
Apprentice: "I do."
Medicine Cat: "Then by the powers of StarClan I give you your true name as a medicine cat. ___paw, from this moment you will be known as (new name). StarClan honors your (virtues), and we welcome you as a full medicine cat of (Clan)."


Deputy Ceremony

Leader: "I say these words before StarClan, so that the spirits of our warrior ancestors (or former deputy name) may hear and approve of my choice. The new deputy of (Clan) is (warrior's name)."

There are certain exceptions to this ceremony.
~Occasionally, a Clan leader does not announce the new deputy before moonhigh. This can be because: they are physically or emotionally unwell, or they are unsure whether the previous deputy is alive. If the ceremony is not performed in time, it is sometimes seen as a bad omen (i.e. when Fireheart was made a deputy late because Bluestar was ill).
~If the deputy dies in battle, the Clan Leader might choose to appoint the new deputy whilst still fighting, instead of waiting to return to the camp (i.e. when Firestar made Graystripe deputy whilst fighting BloodClan after Whitestorm died).


Elder Ceremony

Leader: "(Warrior), is it your wish to give up the name of a warrior and go to join the elders?"
Warrior: "It is."
Leader: "Your Clan honors you and all the service you have given to us. I call upon StarClan to give you many moons of rest."

Usually, an elder ceremony is held only when a cat retires due to old age. If they are forced to retire because of a severe injury (such as Longtail or Stonepelt), there is no ceremony.


Leader Ceremony

Takes place at the Moonpool/StarClan
Life-Giver: (Touches nose to the top of the new leader's head) "With this life I give you (gift). Use it well (to, in, as, for, etc.) (use of gift)." (Happens 9 times)
Previous Leader: "I hail you by your new name, _____star. Your old life is no more. You have now received the nine lives of a leader, and StarClan grants you the guardianship of ____Clan. Defend it well; care for young and old; honor your ancestors and the traditions of the warrior code; live each life with pride and dignity."


Name Changing Ceremony

Leader: "Spirits of StarClan, you know every cat by name. I ask you now to take away the name from the cat you see before you, for it no longer stands for what he/she is. By my authority as Clan leader, and with the approval of our warrior ancestors, I give this cat a new name. From this moment on he/she will be known as (new name), for (description of the reason)."