![]() ![]() ![]() Tribal cultures may separate adolescents from the tribe for a period of days or weeks. Some examples of rites of passage include:Ĭommon rites of passage in other cultures can be radically different from those on American soil. Fraternity and sorority hazing and initiations are other secular rites but, more often than not, rites of passage have religious significance. In the U.S., high school graduation is often considered a secular right of passage into adulthood. Moving from one stage of life to another is often a process of guided progression, frequently culminating with a ceremony. I’m thankful my parents were wise enough to know … rite of passage matters. Every time I try to toss them out, they weasel their way back into the “Keep” box. I am a bit OCD about purging things not in use, but decades later-in the back of a closet-are my tassel and cords. To this day, thinking about that ceremony makes me smile. Yet in their wisdom, they allowed me to attend the graduation ceremony because the rite of passage was a once-in-a-lifetime event that could not be replicated. My parents needed to give me a hard, full-stop reminder that bad choices have consequences. ![]() Let’s just say I wasn’t always a paragon of virtue and leave it at that. The morning of my high school graduation I was grounded. Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window).Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window).Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window). ![]()
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