Anthropology: Rites of passages
Rites of Passages of Human Beings from Birth Rites of passages are stages in life every person goes through, for example, getting your very first car. Every culture have different types of rites of passages, in the Jewish culture they have bar mitzvahs for boys that have turned thirteen years old. And in North America they have sweet sixteen birthday parties for girls on their sixteenth birthday. Getting married is another example of a rite of passage, showing that you are fully entering adulthood and ready to settle in life. There are many more "first" things that we go through in life that are examples of rites of passages. In North America the sweet sixteen party is a huge deal to the teenage girls that are officially entering the teenage life. There are not these kind of celebrations in the other half of the world. In Turkey for example, they only have a birthday party that are not as "special" as the sweet sixteen party. Many girls get ready for it from a few months before. It is kind of like a ritual for the North Americans, where they go through the three stages; segregation, transition, reintegration. The segregation would be before the celebration of the birthdate. The transition would be during the celebration of the birthdate. And the reintegration would be after the celebration, where the girl would expected to now be treated like an actual women. Getting married is also another right of passage. Every culture has its many differences and similarities in traditions and rituals when we are getting married. In Turkey for example, they host a henna night fir the bride with her family and friends. So when they gather around, they sing a few specific songs to make her cry and they keep turning around her, while she sits on a chair amd listens. The funny and special part of this celebration is when the soon to be mother-in-law will ask the bride to open her hands so they can now put the henna on her hands, but the bride will not