Rite of Passage – The Quinceañera Rites of passages occur in many cultures and are important moments that signify that a person is moving from one stage in life to another. These rites of passage typically include three phases which are the separation phase, the transition phase, and the introduction phase. Oftentimes, some type of festivity of event is planned to mark the occasion coinciding with the rite of passage. One such rite of passage is the quinceanera which is a rite of passage in
A rite of passage is a transition into a new state of your life. Rite of passages in some cultures are extremely dangerous and others not as much. El Colacho is a rite of passage when grown men in Spain jump over babies in order to protect them from sickness and cleanse them from health. El colacho is also known as “Baby Jumping” it occurs during the religious festival Corpus Christi 60 days after Easter.The El colacho takes place in the town of Castrillo de Murcia. Castrillo de Murcia is a very
Why do rites of passage change the way a book can be? A rite of passage in literature is the way an experience can change a person such as acting more mature in this case. Authors use rites of passages to build up a character in different situations. In the novel “The Looking Glass Wars”, Frank Beddor illustrates how the main character, Alyss Heart, goes through a variety of rites of passages. He uses these experiences to convey how Alyss transforms her character. In the beginning of the novel,
(Morinis 1985). While these initiation rituals have been studied extensively over the course of human history, with anthropologists and psychologists such as Durkheim, van Gennep, and Freud all having taken a stab at attempting to interpret these rites of passage, Morinis argues that there is still a crucial piece of the puzzle missing
Initiation school: The concept initiation school refers to a type of school that was initially established as a secret rite, which, in a symbolic sense, serves as the teenager's transit education or passport to adulthood. (Rooyen, Potgieter and Mtezuka:2006). Initiation means any customary or cultural practice of traditional communities that is used by such communities as a rite of passage to adulthood in respect of male or female children (Bell 1997) stated that Initiation is a ritual action that carries
The term ‘passing’ signifies the actions of an individual who lives either temporarily or full time in an identity to which he or she does not have authentic or legitimate claim. Passing originally stems from ‘racial passing’, where individuals of one race (generally African-American) pass for another (usually Anglo-Saxon). People ‘pass’ for multiple reasons, such as fear of violence and persecution, others may pass to gain rights and benefits they would otherwise not be able to access (Encyclopedia
Coming of Age Rituals of Christianity and Judaism Coming of age is an important event in everyone’s life. After all, it is the transition from childhood to adulthood; when a boy becomes a man and a girl becomes a woman. Coming of age rituals take place all over the world and have been celebrated throughout history, however the age at which a child becomes an adult varies depending on the culture the child grows up in. There are religious coming of age rituals such as Christianity’s Confirmation
regarding the topic, the most provocative piece remains Shakespeare’s King Lear. Shakespeare utilizes a combination of great thinkers before him to strip away illusions and directly comment on the rite of passage one must go through to be the best version of oneself. As mentioned, Shakespeare focuses on rites of passage as the key element in answering the question “Who am I?” To express the need for a person to go through a transitional period of self-reflection, Shakespeare establishes characters within
In Sharon Olds Rite of Passage, the speaker stresses the young age of the disagreeing children at her son’s birthday party in order to mock warfare. This playful-seeming poem contains pleasingly amusing imagery, as the boys stand around, clearing their throats like little bankers. What gained my interest with this poem, is the war-like imagery: “the cake looks like a turret” (14-15); the boys are referenced to as generals (25); and the way their talk turns to a debate on what age child they might
Throughout life people change in many ways. One way is by experiencing many different rites of passages. These rites of passages change people as character and their way of life. In The Looking Glass Wars, Beddor does this with his character Alyss. Beddor uses what Alice experienced and what she becomes because of her experiences to portray how different rites of passages can change someone’s life. In the beginning of the novel, Alyss is characterized as impatient, imaginative, and immature.