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unusual facts about rite of passage


Hitched

How do couples today celebrate their union, is Marriage still religious, a Rite of passage, expression of love and commitment or an excuse for a party?


Miyamairi

Miyamairi (宮参り, literally "shrine visit") is a traditional Shinto rite of passage in Japan for newborns.

Space Cadet

The story translates the standard military academy story into outer space: a boy from Iowa goes to officer school, sees action and adventure, shoulders responsibilities far beyond his experience, and becomes a man.

The Archaeology of Death and Burial

Beginning with a discussion of social anthropological approaches, he discusses the role of death as a rite of passage, thereby introducing the reader to the work of the anthropologist Arnold van Gennep.


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Breaking Amish

The cast-members' move to New York City differs from Rumspringa, the rite of passage in which some 16-year-old Amish are allowed to experience the outside world and to decide whether or not they wish to remain with their home communities.

Carl Ekern

At the time of the accident, Ekern was en route to Minden, Nevada, where he was a volunteer counselor and coach at the Rite of Passage, a camp for juvenile delinquents.

Medieval accolade

Accolade (also known as dubbing or adoubement), the central act in the rite-of-passage ceremonies conferring knighthood in the Middle Ages