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Cultures all over the world establish various traditions for officially recognizing the development of young people and their acceptance into adulthood or maturity. These rituals, or '''Rites of Passage''', are very diverse in form and incorporate various levels of involvement from the rest of the culture. The one thing every Rite of Passage has in common with others is their somewhat official recognition of the maturity of the primary participant. | |||
==Rites of Passage in the ancient world== | |||
==Cultural rites== | |||
One interesting comparison between various rites is whether they are unique to a culture at large, a subculture, or a particular religion. Any combination of these three settings can cause some unique compinations, and a person may go through several Rites of Passage throughout their lifetime. | |||
===Marriage=== | |||
===African cultural rites=== | |||
===European cultural rites=== | |||
===Asian cultural rites=== | |||
===Native American cultural rites=== | |||
==Religious rites== | |||
Every religion in the world has some form of a rite of passage for its participants, with some being more recognized than others. Here are some primary examples. | |||
===Christianity=== | |||
Christianity varies greatly from its more traditional branches of Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy to groups such as Charismatics and Pentecostals. Nonetheless, they all have some form of rite of passage for their members. | |||
Baptism, the sprinkling by, or immersion into, water is one such rite. [[Liturgical Christianity|Liturgical]] groups perform Baptism during infancy, symbolically dedicating the child to a [[Christian]] future. Some protestant denominations perform Baptism at the end of a confirmation process which indoctrinates the adherents in the basic teachings of the church. These confirmation processes usually end around the ages of 13-15 and are practiced by such groups as the [[Disciples of Christ]] and [[Methodists]]. Still other groups perform Baptism as an acceptance into membership or a recognition of conversion. | |||
Confirmation... | |||
===Judaism=== | |||
Bar-mitzvahs and Bat-mitzvahs | |||
===Hinduism=== | |||
===Islam=== | |||
===Buddhism=== | |||
Revision as of 22:51, 6 February 2008
Cultures all over the world establish various traditions for officially recognizing the development of young people and their acceptance into adulthood or maturity. These rituals, or Rites of Passage, are very diverse in form and incorporate various levels of involvement from the rest of the culture. The one thing every Rite of Passage has in common with others is their somewhat official recognition of the maturity of the primary participant.
Rites of Passage in the ancient world
Cultural rites
One interesting comparison between various rites is whether they are unique to a culture at large, a subculture, or a particular religion. Any combination of these three settings can cause some unique compinations, and a person may go through several Rites of Passage throughout their lifetime.
Marriage
African cultural rites
European cultural rites
Asian cultural rites
Native American cultural rites
Religious rites
Every religion in the world has some form of a rite of passage for its participants, with some being more recognized than others. Here are some primary examples.
Christianity
Christianity varies greatly from its more traditional branches of Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy to groups such as Charismatics and Pentecostals. Nonetheless, they all have some form of rite of passage for their members.
Baptism, the sprinkling by, or immersion into, water is one such rite. Liturgical groups perform Baptism during infancy, symbolically dedicating the child to a Christian future. Some protestant denominations perform Baptism at the end of a confirmation process which indoctrinates the adherents in the basic teachings of the church. These confirmation processes usually end around the ages of 13-15 and are practiced by such groups as the Disciples of Christ and Methodists. Still other groups perform Baptism as an acceptance into membership or a recognition of conversion.
Confirmation...
Judaism
Bar-mitzvahs and Bat-mitzvahs