It is probably better to think of most religions as very dramatic hobby clubs. Just having regular meetings is not enough to be "performative" or "ritualistic"

It is probably better to think of most religions as very dramatic hobby clubs. Just having regular meetings is not enough to be "performative" or "ritualistic". What if the atheist association always began every meeting with a hymn to Richard Dawkins, and then a ceremonial swim of a little model HMS Beagle around a miniature island, always widdershins (opposite to the sun)? This would be the beginnings of religion.