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What is rites of passage?An activity someone older than you says will make you more mature, commonly idiotic, tedious, and/or destrictive. "It's a rite of passage!" Shouted Uncle Mike, as I stared at the glass of motor oil and drain cleaner in front of me. rites of passage - videoRites of passage - what is it?Prescribed forms of ceremony used to mark and celebrate significant events in the life stages of an individual; birth, puberty, marriage, ordination of a special role, death, etc. Rites of passage are ritual events that mark a person's progress from one status to another. What does "rites of passage" mean?A rite of passage is a ritual that marks a change in a person's social or sexual status. The term was popularised by the French ethnographer Arnold van Gennep (1873-1957), in the early part of the twentieth century. 1. Its important to see Black Sabbath at least once in a lifetime, if you can. Its a rite of passage. Rites of passage - what does it mean?A ritual or ceremony signifying an event in a person's life indicative of a transition from one stage to another, as from adolescence to adulthood. An example of rites of passage include debutante ball, graduation, formal etc. |
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