The Virgin

[Rick9955]

Bree's ceremony might be the Gnostic mass http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gnostic_Mass , a central figure of which is the virgin.

"The Virgin then enters with the two Children, and greets the People. She dances in a serpentine manner around the Altar of Incense and the Font (symbolizing the unwinding of the Kundalini Serpent which is twined around the base of the spine) before stopping at the Tomb. She tears down the veil with her Sword, and raises the Priest to life by the power of Iron, the Sun, and the Lord. He is lustrated and consecrated with the four elements (water and earth, fire and air), and then envested with his scarlet Robe and crowned with the golden Uraeus serpent of wisdom. Finally, she gently strokes his Lance eleven times, invoking the Lord.
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With his Lance, he parts the Veil, revealing the now-naked Priestess who sits upon the High Altar. He greets her with the masculine powers of Pan and she returns it with eleven kisses on the Lance. "

[JacksAndDouches]

She tears down the veil with her Sword, and raises the Priest to life by the power of Iron, the Sun, and the Lord

interesting, no?

[fmossthree]

Where is the part relevant to her having to learn the ancient language?