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In cultural anthropology the term is the Anglicisation of rite de passage, a French term innovated by the ethnographer Arnold van Gennep in his work Les rites de passage, The Rites of Passage. [1] The term is now fully adopted into anthropology as well as into the literature and popular cultures of many modern languages.
Rumspringa (Pennsylvania German pronunciation: [ˈrʊmˌʃprɪŋə]), [2] also spelled Rumschpringe or Rumshpringa (lit. ' running around ', [3] from Pennsylvania German rumschpringe ' to run around; to gad; to be wild '; [4] compare Standard German herum-, rumspringen ' to jump around '), is a rite of passage during adolescence, used in some Amish communities.
A rite of passage is a ritual event that marks a person's transition from one status to another, including adoption, baptism, coming of age, graduation, inauguration, engagement, and marriage. Rites of passage may also include initiation into groups not tied to a formal stage of life such as a fraternity .
A rite of passage for young people in some Amish communities, Rumspringa is seen by most outsiders as a wild time away from strict Amish rules, when teenagers can experiment with the modern vices ...
While no scheme of classification of passage rites has been universally accepted, there is a general trend with names being given to distinguishable types and some corresponding examples: [4] a. Purification practices - prepare the individual for communication with the supernatural, or erasing an old status in preparation for a new one. [4] b.
This category is to list both generic terms and specifically named rites in cultural, religious and other traditions. The main article for this category is Rite of passage . Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rites of passage .
In the past, most American students began learning to write in cursive in third grade, making it a rite of passage, said Jaime Cantrell, a professor of English at Texas A&M University - Texarkana ...
Li (Confucianism), rites in the Confucian ritual religion; Nusach (Jewish custom), rites of worship in Judaism; Rite of passage, a ceremonious act associated with social transition; Sacrament, rites in Christianity including baptism, communion, and last rites; Samskara (rite of passage), rites of passage in Indic religions and cultures