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Rite of passage

A rite of passage is a ritual that marks a change in a person's social or sexual status.

Rites of passage include:

The attendant rituals surrounding birth
circumcision
Coming of age
- Genpuku[?]
Initiation rites
- Baptism
- Confirmation
- Bar mitzvah
- Walkabout
- Graduation
- Masonic initiation[?]
- Armed forces initiation rites:
  - U.S. Marine Crucible[?]
  - U.S. Army Victory Forge[?]
Marriage
Divorce
Rites associated with menopause
Retirement
Funerals

External links

A list of rites of passage and similar rituals (http://hrsbstaff.ednet.ns.ca/waymac/Sociology/A%20Term%201/2.%20Culture/Rituals.htm)

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