its constitution; 2. Ceremonial acts: (a) Offering the money or goods for congratulations or condolences at a ceremony of coming-of-age, marriage, funeral and ancestral worship of relatives under Article 777 of the Civil Act or other congratulations or condolences; (b) Acts by the representative of a political party to provide congratulatory gifts or condolence money and goods (including a wreath or flowerpot) within the ordinary limits, when the relevant salaried staff members (including the representative and full-time executives of City/Do political party, in cases of the representative of a central party), working for a central party or City/Do political party, spouses thereof or lineal ascendants or descendants thereof are married or die, or provide courtesy gifts to the relevant salaried staff members (including the representative of City/Do political party, in cases of the representative of a central party) in its own name, at the expense of a political party at the year-end, new year, harvest festival, anniversary for the formation of political party or his or her birthday; (c) Providing courtesy wreath, flowerpot or ceremonial gifts at a memorial service for persons of distinguished service to the State, ceremony of a national holiday, ceremony of anniversaries held by the Government under Article 2 of the Regulations on Various Anniversaries, ceremony of opening or relocating public institutions or facilities, joint wedding ceremony, joint ceremony of burning incense, building dedication ceremony of affiliated institutions or organizations, rally for the formation of political party, rally for merging parties, rally for selecting candidates and other events equivalent thereto; (d) Acts by a foundation or a fund established for serving the public interests to provide money and gifts, which have been given on a regular basis for the purpose of establishment thereof from four years before the election day: Provided, That acts to expand or alter the amounts of money and gifts and the subjects or methods of payment, to pay money and gifts by a candidate (including a person who intends to be a candidate; hereafter in this Article, the same shall apply), or pay money and gifts by methods which make it enable to estimate the names of candidates or political parties, from 120 days before the election day (from the time of confirming the reason for holding the relevant election, in cases of a special election for which the reason for holding the election is confirmed after 120 days before the election day) to the election day, are excluded; (e) Acts by the constituents of various social or friendship groups and social organizations, such as friendship club, native folks society, relatives' society, alumni association, etc. to pay membership fees within the previous limits pursuant to the Articles of association, regulations or duties under the operational practices; (f) Acts by the believers to donate money (including an offer of goods) to the chapel, Catholic church, temple, etc. of their usual call pursuant to ordinary practices;