The Sacred Thread ceremony is a ceremony for boys in some Hindu communities to confirm they are of an age to take on religious responsibility. Girls are sometimes honoured in the same way ...

These are more a matter of Punjabi culture than of specifically religious practice. Sikhism considers marriage to be a way for the individual to gain fulfilment, also as a way to serve God and the ...

During these three interrelated rites of passage, a group or age-set of Maasai boys pass together from being children to being morans (warriors), then adults and then elders. Enkipaata is a ...

The former teacher discussed “Rites of Passage”, which is an event marking an important stage in someone’s life. As the discussion progressed, Vath says students mentioned religious “Rites ...

Phillips Stevens Jr. is a cultural anthropologist whose research analyzes and traces the roots of religion and spiritualism in human ... work and other research into subjects that include rites of ...

This rite of passage reminds her of her role in the world ... as Jewish women sought to embrace greater roles within their ...

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Brightly dressed boys and girls mounted on horses and carts, accompanied by their guardians, make ...

It is followed by all Myanmar Buddhists and is said to date back more than 2 1/2 millennia, a religious gift given ... the ordination is seen as a rite of passage. In addition to learning the ...

It is followed by all Myanmar Buddhists and is said to date back more than 2 1/2 millennia, a religious gift given ... the ordination is seen as a rite of passage. In addition to learning the ...