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  2. Rite of passage - Wikipedia

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    A rite of passage is a ceremony or ritual of the passage which occurs when an individual leaves one group to enter another. It involves a significant change of status in society . 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 ...

  3. Rumspringa - Wikipedia

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    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.

  4. Life cycle ritual - Wikipedia

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    A life cycle ritual is a ceremony to mark a change in a person's biological or social status at various phases throughout life. [1] Such practices are found in many societies and are often based on traditions of a community. [1] Life cycle rituals may also have religious significance that is stemmed from different ideals and beliefs. [1]

  5. Ritual - Wikipedia

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    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 .

  6. Vision quest - Wikipedia

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    A vision quest is a rite of passage in some Native American cultures.Individual Indigenous cultures have their own names for their rites of passage. "Vision quest" is an English-language umbrella term, and may not always be accurate or used by the cultures in question.

  7. Liminality - Wikipedia

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    Passage from one place to another, such as moving houses, moving to a new city, etc. Passage from one situation to another: beginning university, starting a new job, and graduating high school or university. Passage of time such as New Year celebrations and birthdays. [12] Van Gennep considered rites of initiation to be the most typical rite ...

  8. Initiation - Wikipedia

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    A young Sataré-Mawé with a rite of passage instrument. The Sateré-Mawé people of Brazil use intentional bullet ant stings as part of their initiation rites to become warriors. [24] Among the various Austronesian peoples, head-hunting raids were strongly tied to the practice of tattooing. In head-hunting societies, tattoos were records of ...

  9. The Four Ceremonial Occasions - Wikipedia

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    Of note is the fact that the Gwanhonsangje ceremony of the Joseon dynasty did not simply follow the Chinese example, but rather adapted it to the Joseon context. [2] [1] After the Japanese Invasion of Korea in 1592, Gwanhonsangje became a universal rite of passage. At the end of the Joseon Dynasty, the arrival of Western culture saw the ...