Rite of passage
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Rite of passage
A
rite of passage
is a
ritual
that marks a change in a person's social or sexual status.
Rites of passage include:
The attendant rituals surrounding
birth
circumcision
Coming of age
Genpuku[?]
Initiation rites
Baptism
Confirmation
Bar mitzvah
Walkabout
Graduation
Masonic initiation[?]
Armed forces initiation rites:
U.S. Marine Crucible[?]
U.S. Army Victory Forge[?]
Marriage
Divorce
Rites associated with
menopause
Retirement
Funerals
External links
A list of rites of passage and similar rituals
(
http://hrsbstaff.ednet.ns.ca/waymac/Sociology/A%20Term%201/2.%20Culture/Rituals.htm
)
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