Often ceremonies have a physical display or theatrical component: dance, a procession, the laying on of hands. But even greater importance usually attaches to a declaratory verbal pronouncement which may explain or cap the occasion, for instance: I now pronounce you man and wife. Happy New Year! I swear to serve and defend the nation ... Both physical and verbal components of a ce ...

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Ceremony, Ceremony - Celebration of life, Ceremony - Celebration of events, Ceremony - Process

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Other, society-wide ceremonies may mark annual or seasonal or recurrent events like: vernal equinox winter solstice weekly Sabbath day inauguration of an elected office-holder occasions in a liturgical year or "feasts" in a calendar of saints Yet other ceremonies underscore the importance of irregular special occasions, such as: coronation of a monarch victory in battle In Asian cultures, ceremonies also play an important role. In particular, the tea ceremony ...

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Ceremony, Ceremony - Celebration of life, Ceremony - Celebration of events, Ceremony - Process

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Subincision (like circumcision) is widespread in the traditional cultures of Indigenous Australians, and is well documented among the peoples of the central desert such as the Arrernte and Luritja. The Arrernte word for subincision is arilta, and occurs as a rite of passage ritual for adolescent boys. It was gifted to the Arrernte by Mangar-kunjer-kujaIt, a lizard-man spirit being from the Dreamtime. A subincised penis is thought to resemble a ...

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Subincision, Subincision - Cultural traditions, Subincision - Related Modifications

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samskaras

Vedic purificatory rites of passage.

(See also: samskaras, Bhakti, Bhakti Yoga, Bhakti Dictionary, Body Mind and Soul)

The human condition is the subject of fields of study like sociology, anthropology, and demographics. In some of the poorest parts of the world, the human condition has changed little over the centuries. In most developed countries, improvements in medicine, education, and public health have brought about marked changes in the human condition over the last few hundred years, with increases in life expectancy and demography (see demographic transition). Probably one of the largest changes has been the availability of contraception, which has changed the lives of women and attitudes to sexuality. Even then, these changes only ...

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Human condition, Human condition - Events, Human condition - Self-awareness, Human condition - Study, Human condition - Change, Human condition - Negative usage of the term

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Coming of age - Australia NZ etc.. In Australia, New Zealand and numerous other countries, a party known as the Twenty First has long celebrated the coming of age. On their 21st birthdays, young people and their families and friends traditionally gather together for social parties where gifts are presented to the birthday boy or girl. The practice is gradually waning, primarily because the legal age of maturity has been reduced to 18, so by 21 they have already had the privileges of adulthood (the right to ...

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Coming of age, Coming of age - Religious coming of age, Coming of age - Buddhism, Coming of age - Christianity, Coming of age - Greek polytheism, Coming of age - Hinduism, Coming of age - Judaism, Coming of age - Islam, Coming of age - Cultural rituals exclusive to Nations, Coming of age - Australia NZ etc., Coming of age - Hispanic, Coming of age - Japan, Coming of age - Papua New Guinea, Coming of age - Samoa, Coming of age - United Kingdom, Coming of age - Pygmies, Coming of age - Korea, Coming of age - Professional initiatory rituals, Coming of age - Academic Initiations, Coming of age - Printing industry, Coming of age - Films, Coming of age - Webcomics

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Flagellation

1)    In the Christian tradition, self-inflicted whipping as a ritual of purification or penance.

2)    In other traditions, being whipped is part of the ordeals associated with rites of passage.

(See also: Flagellation, New Age Spirituality, Body Mind and Soul)

Flagellation

1)    In the Christian tradition, self-inflicted whipping as a ritual of purification or penance.

1)    In other traditions, being whipped is part of the ordeals associated with rites of passage.

(See also: Flagellation, New Age Spirituality, Body Mind and Soul)

Clitoridectomy

The ritual removal of the clitoris, less frequently of the labia, from the vagina. In some North African Islamic traditions it forms a central part of women's rites of passage and is considered a prerequisite to marriage See also: circumcision, infibulation, initiation rituals;)

(See also: Clitoridectomy , New Age Spirituality, Body Mind and Soul)

Flagellation

1)    In the Christian tradition, self-inflicted whipping as a ritual of purification or penance.

2)    In other traditions, being whipped is part of the ordeals associated with rites of passage.

(See also: Flagellation, New Age Spirituality, Body Mind and Soul)

The Roman Missal contains the prayers and rubrics of the Mass. In the United States and Canada, the English translation of this book is at present called the Sacramentary. The Lectionary presents passages from the Bible arranged in the order for reading at each day's Mass. Before the Second Vatican Council, the then far less numerous Scripture readings in use were included in the Roman Missal. A Book of the Gospels is recommended for the r ...

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Mass liturgy, Mass liturgy - The Mass in Roman Catholicism, Mass liturgy - Texts used in the Roman Rite of Mass, Mass liturgy - Structure of the Roman Rite of Mass, Mass liturgy - Introductory rites, Mass liturgy - The Liturgy of the Word, Mass liturgy - The Liturgy of the Eucharist, Mass liturgy - The Communion rite, Mass liturgy - Concluding rite, Mass liturgy - Time of celebration of Mass, Mass liturgy - Special Masses, Mass liturgy - Nuptial Mass and other Ritual Masses, Mass liturgy - The Anglican Missal

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Coming of age - Academic Initiations. In many universities of Europe, first year students are made to undergo tests or humiliation before being accepted as students. Perhaps the oldest of these is "Raisin Monday" at St Andrews University. It is still practiced. A senior student would take a new student, a "bejant" or "bejantine" under his wing and show them round the university. In gratitude, the bejant would give the senior student a pound of raisins. In turn this led to bejants being given recei ...

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Coming of age, Coming of age - Religious coming of age, Coming of age - Buddhism, Coming of age - Christianity, Coming of age - Greek polytheism, Coming of age - Hinduism, Coming of age - Judaism, Coming of age - Islam, Coming of age - Cultural rituals exclusive to Nations, Coming of age - Australia NZ etc., Coming of age - Hispanic, Coming of age - Japan, Coming of age - Papua New Guinea, Coming of age - Samoa, Coming of age - United Kingdom, Coming of age - Pygmies, Coming of age - Korea, Coming of age - Professional initiatory rituals, Coming of age - Academic Initiations, Coming of age - Printing industry, Coming of age - Films, Coming of age - Webcomics

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The Roman Missal contains the prayers and rubrics of the Mass. In the United States and Canada, the English translation of this book is at present called the Sacramentary. The Lectionary presents passages from the Bible arranged in the order for reading at each day's Mass. Before the Second Vatican Council, the then far less numerous Scripture readings in use were included in the Roman Missal. A Book of the Gospels is recommended for the r ...

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Mass liturgy, Mass liturgy - The Mass in Roman Catholicism, Mass liturgy - Texts used in the Roman Rite of Mass, Mass liturgy - Structure of the present-day Roman-rite Mass, Mass liturgy - Introductory rites, Mass liturgy - The Liturgy of the Word, Mass liturgy - The Liturgy of the Eucharist, Mass liturgy - The Communion rite, Mass liturgy - Concluding rite, Mass liturgy - Time of celebration of Mass, Mass liturgy - Special Masses, Mass liturgy - Nuptial Mass and other Ritual Masses, Mass liturgy - The Anglican Missal

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sacrament:

1)    Holy rite, especially one solemnized in a formal, consecrated manner which is a bonding between the recipient and God, Gods or guru. This includes rites of passage (samskara), ceremonies sanctifying crucial events or stages of life.

2)    Prasada. Sacred substances, gracefilled gifts, blessed in sacred ceremony or by a holy person.

See: prasada, samskara.

(See also: Sacrament, Hinduism, Body Mind and Soul)

The Roman Missal contains the prayers and rubrics of the Mass. In the United States and Canada, the English translation of this book is at present called the Sacramentary. The Lectionary presents passages from the Bible arranged in the order for reading at each day's Mass. Before the Second Vatican Council, the then far less numerous Scripture readings in use were included in the Roman Missal. A Book of the Gospels is recommended for the r ...

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Mass liturgy, Mass liturgy - The Mass in Roman Catholicism, Mass liturgy - Texts used in the Roman rite of Mass, Mass liturgy - Structure of the present-day Roman-rite Mass, Mass liturgy - Introductory rites, Mass liturgy - The Liturgy of the Word, Mass liturgy - The Liturgy of the Eucharist, Mass liturgy - The Communion rite, Mass liturgy - Concluding rite, Mass liturgy - Time of celebration of Mass, Mass liturgy - Special Masses, Mass liturgy - Nuptial Mass and other Ritual Masses

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Coming of age - Buddhism. Coming of age - Christianity. Confirmation In some Christian traditions, generally Catholic and Anglican, Confirmation is the ritual by which a young person becomes an official member of the Church. This sometimes includes the bestowal of a 'Confirmation name,' generally the name of a saint, which is often worn as a second middle name. Confirmation also bestows the Holy Spirit upon the confirmand, and in some churches is recieve ...

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Coming of age, Coming of age - Religious coming of age, Coming of age - Buddhism, Coming of age - Christianity, Coming of age - Greek polytheism, Coming of age - Hinduism, Coming of age - Judaism, Coming of age - Islam, Coming of age - Cultural rituals exclusive to Nations, Coming of age - Australia NZ etc., Coming of age - Hispanic, Coming of age - Japan, Coming of age - Papua New Guinea, Coming of age - Samoa, Coming of age - United Kingdom, Coming of age - Pygmies, Coming of age - Korea, Coming of age - Professional initiatory rituals, Coming of age - Academic Initiations, Coming of age - Printing industry, Coming of age - Films, Coming of age - Webcomics

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Grihya Sutras: (Sanskrit) "Household maxims or codes." An important division of classical smriti literature, designating rules and customs for domestic life, including rites of passage and other home ceremonies, which are widely followed to this day.

The Grihya Sutras (or Shastras) are part of the Kalpa Sutras, "procedural maxims" (or Kalpa Vedanga), which also include the Shrauta and Shulba Shastras, on public Vedic rites, and the Dharma Shastras (or Sutras), on domestic-social law. Among the best known Grihya Sutras are Ashvalayana's Grihya Sutras attached to the Rig Veda, Gobhila's Sutras of the Sama Veda, and the Sutras of Paraskara and Baudhayana of the Yajur Veda.

See: Kalpa Vedanga, Vedanga.

(See also: Grihya Sutras, Hinduism, Body Mind and Soul)

blessing: Good wishes; benediction. Seeking and giving blessings is extremely central in Hindu life, nurtured in the precepts of karunya (grace), shakti (energy), darshana (encountering/seeing the divine), prasada (blessed offerings), puja (invocation), tirthayatra (pilgrimage), diksha (initiation), shaktipata (descent of grace), samskaras (rites of passage), sannidhya (holy presence) and sadhana (inner-attunement disciplines).

(See also: Blessing, Hinduism, Body Mind and Soul)

In the modern age, judicial public humiliation punishment has largely died out, most importantly when it is outlawed as by the United States Constitution since public humiliation is today considered cruel and unusual punishment, which is banned by the UN Convention on Human Rights, but not precisely defined. Just like painful forms of corporal punishment, it has parallels in educational and other rather private punishments (but with some audience), in school or domestic disciplinary context, and as a rite of passage. Physical forms in ...

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Public humiliation, Public humiliation - Shameful exposure, Public humiliation - Modern use, Public humiliation - Painful humiliation, Public humiliation - Public punishment, Public humiliation - Torture marks

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The idea of a Mystery Religion was essentially of a series of initiations which benefited the individual or their society in some way. Initially associated with the passage from childhood to adulthood and maturity, they later became seem as what we might call an evolutionary rite. And it was in the form of a Mystery Religion that the Dionysos Cult was first channelled in a more civilised way, probably first in Minoan Crete. The notion behind the Dionysian Mysteries seems to have been of not only the affirmation of the primeval bestial ...

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Dionysian Mysteries, Dionysian Mysteries - The Mysteries Unveiled, Dionysian Mysteries - A Brief History of the early Dionysos Cult, Dionysian Mysteries - The Emergence and Evolution of the Dionysian Mysteries, Dionysian Mysteries - The Mystery Rites, Dionysian Mysteries - The Public Rites, Dionysian Mysteries - The Temple and its Officers, Dionysian Mysteries - Ritual Miscellanies, Dionysian Mysteries - Some primary texts on Dionysianism, Dionysian Mysteries - Secondary texts

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Completing a mission is often seen as a rite of passage or crucible for young LDS men, and most tend to regard it as a positive event: The phrase "the best two years of my life" is a common cliché among returned missionaries when describing their experience. Of course, some missionaries regard their missionary tenure poorly. Some report that they serve missions not out of genuine desire to do so but due to peer pre ...

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Mormon missionary, Mormon missionary - Preparation to serve, Mormon missionary - Cost, Mormon missionary - Training, Mormon missionary - Dress and grooming, Mormon missionary - Organization, Mormon missionary - Relationships and marital status, Mormon missionary - Types of missionaries, Mormon missionary - Coming of age, Mormon missionary - Cultural icon

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