ics ▁may ▁form ▁cov ens , ▁attend ▁festiv als , ▁celebr ate ▁the ▁eight ▁major ▁W ic can ▁hol id ays , ▁and ▁gather ▁on ▁Es b ats . ▁They ▁use ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁alt ar ▁tools , ▁rit uals , ▁and ▁voc ab ul ary ▁as ▁other ▁W ic c ans . ▁D ian ics ▁may ▁also ▁gather ▁in ▁less ▁formal ▁Cir cles . ▁The ▁most ▁notice able ▁difference ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁are ▁that ▁D ian ic ▁cov ens ▁of ▁Budapest ▁line age ▁are ▁composed ▁entirely ▁of ▁women . ▁ ▁When ▁asked ▁why ▁" men ▁and ▁gods " ▁are ▁ex cluded ▁from ▁her ▁rit uals , ▁Budapest ▁stated : ▁ ▁There ▁is ▁th era pe ut ic ▁value ▁inher ent ▁in ▁D ian ic ▁rit ual — many ▁women ▁use ▁it ▁to ▁overcome ▁personal ▁tra uma ▁and ▁raise ▁aw aren ess ▁about ▁violence ▁towards ▁women , ▁ear ning ▁compar isons ▁to ▁female - center ed ▁conscious ness - ra ising ▁groups ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁and ▁ 7 0 s . ▁In ▁fact , ▁some ▁groups ▁develop ▁rit uals ▁specifically ▁to ▁confront ▁gender ed ▁personal ▁tra uma , ▁such ▁as ▁battery , ▁ra pe , ▁inc est , ▁and ▁partner ▁ab use . ▁In ▁one ▁eth n ographic ▁study ▁of ▁such ▁a ▁rit ual , ▁women ▁shift ed ▁their ▁understanding ▁of ▁power ▁from ▁the ▁hands ▁of ▁their ▁ab users ▁to ▁themselves . ▁It ▁was ▁found ▁that ▁this ▁rit ual ▁had ▁improved ▁self - per ception ▁in ▁participants