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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. Samskara (rite of passage) - Wikipedia

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    The rite of passage involves bathing the baby and dressing him or her in new clothes. The baby's outing is accompanied by both the mother and the father, siblings if any, as well some nearby loved ones, such as grandparents and friends. [53] [54] Annaprashanam is the rite of passage where the baby is fed solid food for the first time.

  4. Category:Rites of passage - Wikipedia

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    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 .

  5. 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 ...

  6. Rite of passage (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    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

  7. 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.

  8. 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 .

  9. Ritu Kala Samskaram - Wikipedia

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    The ritu kala samskaram is a rite of passage for women. The ceremony, which is customary in South India, occurs after menarche. [2] [1] This milestone is observed by family and friends with gifts. [3] [4] It normally takes place at the girl's home. [1] She receives half-saris, which she wears until she is married, when she wears a full sari. [1]