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Cross cultural rites of
passage/initiation
- Transition - youth may be more related to change and transition, than to biological age. There
are ceremonies and proceedings used to mark the transition from childhood to adulthood.
- Suri life : to become initiated into adulthood, Suri
boys become 'rora' which includes acts of violence
and having to complete menial tasks
- Dassanech life : to become initiated into womanhood, girls from 10-12 years of
age are circumcised. This ceremony is conducted by the elder females in the
tribe. Once this has been done the girl becomes regonised as a woman and is
able to marry
- Debutantes : in England, upper class girls used to become women when presented
to society at a 'coming out ball'. In rich American families this tradition is often
marked with a large ceremony (debutante ball) where the girls wear white gowns and
gloves and are individually introduced to society or audience of the ball.
- Bar/Bat Mitzvah : Jewish boys and girls attend classes to learn about their religious heritage
along with their future role as a Jewish mother or father. When they are 12 (for girls) and 13 (for
boys) the young person is expected to show they have enough knowledge to take on their
personal religious responsibility. The ceremony marks their transition to adulthood
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