Home›Lifecycle Rituals›Life Stage Marked›Coming of ageBrowse ByComing of ageThis page groups rituals by the point in a person's life they mark. Wikipedia defines a rite of passage as "a ritual event that marks a person's transition from one status to another, including adoption, baptism, coming of age, graduation, inauguration, engagement, and marriage." Browsing this way lets a visitor find every ritual tied to one particular life stage, across many traditions at once.FactsLearn MoreComing of ageSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsOriginsWhose Classification This IsWell-attestedThe category is van Gennep's: Les rites de passage (1909) proposed that such rites everywhere follow a three-stage pattern of separation, liminality and incorporation, and Victor Turner's 1969 work on liminality made the middle stage the centre of the frame. It is a scholars' scheme, not a traditions' one. 2OverviewWhat Defines This GroupingWell-attestedRites marking a passage in an individual life - birth and naming, coming of age, marriage, ordination, death. Nearly every tradition marks some of these, but not the same set, and which passages are marked by religious rite rather than by civil custom differs by tradition and by period. 2DirectoryCategoryWell-attestedRituals 1StatusStanding as a Comparative CategoryWell-attestedA standard analytic category in the study of religion 2Learn MoreThe lifecycle rituals This group gathers lifecycle rituals, the rites that mark the great transitions of a human life: birth and naming, coming of age, marriage, and other passages by which a person moves from one status to the next. Such rites of passage are found in every religious tradition and are among the most universal features of religious life. The browser will find lifecycle rituals from across the world's traditions. The entries describe each rite's form, meaning and setting, noting the tradition to which it belongs and the transition it marks.Coming of ageFilter Results16 entriesAddressed ToAllWhite Buffalo Calf Woman (1)Origin Period Start YearAll-800 (1)1949 (1)1991 (1)2007 (1)FrequencyAllAnnual (3)Once, or at a turning point in a life (12)Seasonal, at set points in the year (1)Closed Practice StatusAllPartly restricted: some elements are closed to outsiders (2)ObligationAllObligatory on those who meet its conditions (1)Recommended and meritorious, not required (1)Scholarly StandingAllA standard analytic category in the study of religion (16)Social FormAllPerformed by a gathered group (8)Practice StatusAllLiving tradition, practised today (9)Revived or reconstructed in the modern era (2)PractitionerAllAll adherents of the tradition (1)Householders, those living in the world (3)The candidate undergoing the rite (5)Trained or authorised specialists (5)Women only (2)Native To RegionAllIndian Subcontinent (1)Japan (1)Mexico (1)Rome (1)TraditionAllBreslov Hasidism (1)Chabad-Lubavitch (1)Haredi Judaism (1)Hasidic Judaism (1)Modern Orthodox Judaism (1)Orthodox Judaism (1)Reform Judaism (1)Roman Catholicism (1)Originated InAllIndia (1)Indian Subcontinent (1)Japan (1)Mexico (1)Rome (1)Originates In LanguageAllSanskrit (2)Kind of ritualAllComing-of-Age and Initiation Rites (10)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 16BragoroComing of ageChisunguComing of ageComing-of-Age RitesComing of ageDipoComing of ageEland Bull DanceComing of ageGuan Li and Ji Li (Capping and Hairpin Ceremonies)Coming of ageImbaluComing of ageIsnati Awicalowanpi (Lakota Buffalo Ceremony)Coming of ageKinaaldaComing of ageMisa de Accion de Gracias (Quinceanera)Coming of ageNaghol (Land Diving)Coming of ageRitushuddhiComing of ageSeijin-shikiComing of ageThe Liberalia and the Toga VirilisComing of ageUmhlanga (Reed Dance)Coming of ageUpanayanaComing of ageSources1. Divinity Atlas Directory Taxonomy, First Edition Category Treetier 12. Ritual: Perspectives and Dimensionstier 1Catherine Bell, Oxford University Press, 1997Basic Genres of Ritual ActionView the SourceDivinity Atlas Directory Prose, First Edition Category Descriptionstier 1Comments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.