Rituals are a part of human life. They give us comfort and help us mark major events in our life-cycle, from births and graduations to marriages and death. And they are also a part of our regular routines — even something as ordinary as going for a haircut or movie night.
But the rituals we used to take for granted every day have been dramatically upended by the pandemic. We asked the photographers who work with Everyday Projects — contributing to Instagram accounts from countries in Asia, Africa, Central and South America, North America and Europe — to document how people are reinventing rituals in the age of COVID-19.
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/ Macarena Tabja del Solar/@EverydayPeru
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Macarena Tabja del Solar/@EverydayPeru

/ Luca Meola/@EverydayBrasil @EverydayAmazon
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Luca Meola/@EverydayBrasil @EverydayAmazon

/ Michelle Gachet and Dominique Riofrio/@everydaylatinamerica
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Michelle Gachet and Dominique Riofrio/@everydaylatinamerica

/ Paz Olivares Droguett/@EverydayLatinAmerica
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Paz Olivares Droguett/@EverydayLatinAmerica

/ Andrés Yépez/@EverydayEcuador
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Andrés Yépez/@EverydayEcuador

/ Hussain Alkumaish/@EverydayBahrain
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Hussain Alkumaish/@EverydayBahrain

/ Andrés Yépez/@EverydayEcuador
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Andrés Yépez/@EverydayEcuador

/ Kristina Brazhnikova/@EverydayRussia
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Kristina Brazhnikova/@EverydayRussia

/ Gordwin Odhiambo/The Everyday Projects Community - African Photojournalism Database
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Gordwin Odhiambo/The Everyday Projects Community - African Photojournalism Database

/ Liz Moughon/@EverydayRuralAmerica
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Liz Moughon/@EverydayRuralAmerica

/ Patricio Crooker/@EverydayLatinAmerica
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Patricio Crooker/@EverydayLatinAmerica

/ Nicholas Seun Adatsi/@African Photojournalism Database
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Nicholas Seun Adatsi/@African Photojournalism Database

/ Gordwin Odhiambo/African Photojournalism Database
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Gordwin Odhiambo/African Photojournalism Database

/ André Coelho/@EverydayBrasil
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André Coelho/@EverydayBrasil

/ Nelly Ating/African Photojournalism Database
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Nelly Ating/African Photojournalism Database
![Paramedic Mohamed Suhail Sobhev at afternoon prayer. Earlier, at the scene of an accident where a man died, he told the photographer, "It is always difficult to work during Ramadan, when energy is low [from fasting]. "But now there is the additional stress of the virus." But, he says, "This is my job. If we don't come out and help, who will?" <em>May 9. Johannesburg, South Africa.</em>](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/3fcaca3/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3993x2664+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2020%2F09%2F18%2Fgulshan.khan_everydayafrica_03-70_custom-b7a6832e406d381d5fd830820fa793f0bd414066.jpg)
/ Gulshan Khan/@EverydayAfrica
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Gulshan Khan/@EverydayAfrica