This lesson's readings discussed rites of passage and the stages involved. Rites of passage are required of certain members of a group that define and mark an individual's transition from one stage in life to another that all individuals must go through. Examples include baptisms, high school graduations, initiations into organizations, and bar/bat mitzvahs.

Instructions

For this assignment, you will answer four questions in a quiz format, describing a rite of passage in which you have participated. Your answers should:

• Fully address the question
• Consist of complete sentences, free from structural or grammatical error
• Accurately reflect any relevant lesson materials

Question 1. What was the occasion, type, and purpose of the ritual?

Question 2. Specifically, describe each of the three stages of the ritual or rite of passage. (Hint: separation, liminality/transition and incorporation)

Question 3. Explain why this ritual fits the description of a rite of passage. How does it serve to define one's place in the social order or group?

Question 4. What material symbols were used in the ritual to mark it as special? What were the meanings of these symbols?