coming-of-age ceremony
Youth transition rite
A coming-of-age ceremony is a ritual marking the transition from childhood to adulthood.
These ceremonies vary widely across cultures—bar and bat mitzvahs, quinceañeras, vision quests, debutante balls—but share the purpose of formally recognizing that a young person has reached social or spiritual maturity: The tribe's coming-of-age ceremony involved three days of fasting.
- rite of passageTransition-marking ceremony
- riteCeremonial act or practice
- passageSegment of text
- initiationFormal admission ceremony
- vision questRite seeking supernatural guidance
adolescence · puberty · young adult · ritual · milestone · turning point · maturity · quinceañera · sweet sixteen · bar mitzvah · bat mitzvah · debutante · celebration · threshold · adulthood · grown up · tradition · tribal elder
coming-of-age ceremonyfuneral
Service honoring the dead
death rite · last rites · memorial service · wake · retirement ceremony
coming-of-age ceremonyinfantilization
Treating as immature
dishonorable discharge · excommunication · defrocking · disenfranchisement · impeachment
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