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Rites of Passage
One of the greatest things about living in a multicultural country like Australia is that there are so many different Rites of Passage that one can bear witness to, I have been to Hungi in celebration of a young boys first haircut, i have made my First communion, been baptised and made my confirmation i have also been to weddings and funerals, these are all Rites of passage, please scrap a page about a Rite of Passage that was yours or somebody you know. For better information on rites of Passage go check out Wikipedia.
Challenge Requirements:
A Rite of Passage that either you or someone you know has been through.
Adolescent circumcision
Australian Schoolies Week
Bar Mitzvah
Breeching
Debutante ball
Dokimasia
First haircut
Gempuku among the samurai
Graduation
Obtaining a Driver's License
Poy Sang Long
Prom
Quinceañera
Russ in Norway
Scarification and various other physical endurances
Sevapuneru or Turmeric ceremony in South India to mark menarche .
Baptism
First Eucharist and First Confession (especially First Communion in Catholicism)
Confirmation
Bar Mitzvah and Bat Mitzvah in Judaism
Circumcision, mainly in Judaism (Bris) and Islam
Sa?skara a series of Sacraments in Hinduism.
Shinbyu in Theravada Buddhism
Rumspringa among the Amish
Vision quest in some Native American cultures
"Quinceañera" many who celebrate include a Catholic mass
Challenge Starts: Tuesday, November 25, 2008 12:00 AM EST
Challenge Ends: Wednesday, December 10, 2008 12:00 AM EST
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Vote Starts: Tuesday, November 25, 2008 12:00 AM EST
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