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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.
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 ...
In essence, Free Speech Zones prevent a person from having complete mobility as a consequence of their exercising their right to speak freely. Courts have accepted time, place, and manner restrictions on free speech in the United States, but such restrictions must be narrowly tailored, and free speech zones have been the subject of lawsuits.
Rite of Passage, a 1968 novel by Alexei Panshin; Rite of Passage, a 1956 short fiction by Henry Kuttner and C. L. Moore; Rite of Passage, a 1994 posthumously published novel by Richard Wright; Rites of Passage, a 1980 novel by William Golding and first part of the trilogy To the Ends of the Earth
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
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.
It is a private rite of passage, marking the intent of a couple to have a child. It is a ceremony performed before conception and impregnation. [25] In some ancient texts, the word simply refers to the rite of passage where the couple have sex to have a child, and no ceremonies are mentioned. [7]
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 ...