The cult of the Fuhrer was reinforced by the many ritual events of the Nazi state. Special stadiums were built to house pageants, rallies, and torch-light processions. Thousands participated in elaborately choreographed spectacles culminating in the arrival of Hitler himself.

One 1934 Nazi Party rally in Nuremberg was meticulously produced by filmmaker Leni Riefenstahl. She had storm troopers and Hitler Youth march in special formations for her cameras, and filmed the massive crowds from the air. The opening sequences of the resulting films, Triumph of the Will, depict Hitler, in an airplane, descending from the skies like a god.