Rite of passage

A rite of passage is a ritual that marks a change in a person's social or sexual status.

Rites of passage include:

• The attendant rituals surrounding birth
• circumcision
• Coming of age
  • Genpuku
• Initiation rites
  • Baptism
  • Confirmation
  • Bar mitzvah
  • Walkabout
  • Graduation
  • Masonic initiation
  • Armed forces initiation rites:
    • U.S. Marine Crucible
    • U.S. Army Victory Forge
• Weddings
• Rites associated with menopause
• Funerals

External links

• A list of rites of passage and similar rituals