Rites of passage

thumb|Baptism by immersion in the Jordan River.

right|thumb|upright|A stained glass representation of a Lutheran confirmation. An elder lays hands on the confirmand.

Jewish coming-of-age rituals

journey around Europe for cultural education

party held for a man who is about to get married

ceremony or ritual of the passage which occurs when an individual leaves one group to enter another

thumb|New monks of Kriya Yoga school|Kriya Yoga are renamed by their guru during the three-day initiation ceremony in [[Amarkantak, Annupur, India.]]

thumb|upright=1.5|Ordination of a Catholic deacon, 1520 AD: the [[bishop bestows vestments.]]

thumb|The Upanayana ceremony in progress in Nepal. Traditionally, this ritual was for 7, 9, and 11 year olds in South Asia, but is now practiced for all ages as seen above.

thumb|Hazing of a French Army pilot in 1997 after he completed 1,000 flight hours Hazing (American English), initiation, beasting (British English), bastardisation (Australian English), ragging (South Asian English) or deposition refers to any activity that humiliates, degrades, abuses, or endangers a person, regardless of their willingness to participate, the enduring of which is expected of them when joining or participating in a group.

party held for a woman who is about to get married

building intended as a residence for many university students

thumb|upright|The Accolade (Leighton)|The Accolade (1901), by [[Edmund Leighton]]

thumb|350px|Initiation (dīkṣā) of a sacrficer (yajamāna) in a Vedic Soma-yajña

rites of passage described in ancient Sanskrit texts

young person's transition from childhood to adulthood

Japanese holiday

thumb|Mexican American girls at a quinceañera celebration in Santa Fe, New Mexico

alt=9–10-year-old boys of the Yao tribe in Malawi participating in circumcision and initiation rites.|thumb|Initiation ritual of boys in Malawi. The ritual marks the passage from child to adult male, a liminal stage in the context of their lives.

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Initiation rite for first crossing of the equator

statement of the shared beliefs of a religious community

REDIRECT Coming of Age Day#Genpuku

missionary of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

time of travel following apprenticeship

was a ceremony undergone by apprentice () and some (apprentice geisha) as part of their coming of age ceremony and graduation.

Rumspringa (), also spelled ' or ' ( , from Pennsylvania German ; compare Standard German ), is a rite of passage during adolescence, used in some Amish communities. The Amish, a subsect of the Anabaptist Christian movement, intentionally segregate themselves from other communities as a part of their faith. For Amish youth, the Rumspringa normally begins at age 16 and ends when a youth chooses either to be baptized in the Amish church or to leave the community. For Wenger Mennonites, Rumspringa occurs mostly between ages of 17 and 21.

phrase meaning a transformative ordeal

Vanuatuan ritual, in which men jump off wooden towers around 20 to 30 meters high, with two tree vines wrapped around the ankles

thumb|upright|Parsi people|Parsi navjote ceremony

In Ancient Greece, dokimasia (Greek: δοκιμασία) was the name used at Athens to denote the process of ascertaining the capacity of the citizens for the exercise of public rights and duties.

relatively new ritual in some medical schools and pharmacy schools

Buddhist ritual

thumb|"Queen of the May" East Texas State Normal College in 1921, a predecessor of the modern homecoming queen Homecoming is the tradition of welcoming back alumni or other former members of an organization to celebrate the organization's existence. It is a tradition in many high schools, colleges, and churches in the United States and Canada.

Walkabout is a term dating to the pastoral era in which large numbers of Aboriginal Australians were employed on cattle stations. During the tropical wet season, when there was little work on the stations, many would return to their traditional life back home.

thumb|Honoring heritage through graceful steps. thumb|Chief priest shaving the Dipo girls thumb|girls are marched around the town celebrating their passage of the rites thumb Dipo rites are one of the most popular, yet criticized, puberty rites and practices in Ghana, and is one of the most attended events in the country, receiving huge numbers of tourists. The rite is performed by the people of Odumase Krobo in the Eastern region of Ghana. The rite is performed in April every year. It is used to usher virgin girls into puberty or womanhood, and signifies that a participating girl is of age to

circumcision for religious purposes

rite of passage in some Native American cultures

Confucian coming of age ceremony for men of 20-year of age

secular ceremonies arranged by organizations

type of rites

event with a special significance in certain cultures and religions

thumb|A junior at Eton College|Eton fagging, illustration by S. P. Hall in C. F. Johnstone's Recollections of Eton (1870)

coming of age ceremony in southern China

Korean view of milestones in life

ceremony to become a full member of the Mafia

thumb|A shinbyu ceremony at Mandalay.

former Spanish festivity

initiation ceremony of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people of Australia

Chinese hair ornaments