Congolese boys file their front teeth into sharp knives at the rite of passage. It is said that this "tooth filling ceremony" means that young people have grown into "men" and can fight any wild animals.
The Japanese government stipulated in 1948 that 65438+ 10/5 is an annual adult festival, which is a major festival for Japanese nationals and there will be national festivals. On this day, all young men and women who have reached the age of 20 should put on holiday clothes and attend adult ceremonies and celebrations held for them by governments at all levels in guilds or local people's clubs.
In some adult ceremonies of Australian aborigines, people will break the front teeth of young men and make them strong. Interestingly, there was also a live "test" at the ceremony: in front of all kinds of "scary voices" made by adults, young men must be calm and calm. If you are lucky enough to pass this level, the second level is to accept the challenge of three adult men, even if you are injured and bleeding in the battle, you must persist until the last moment.
The only "exam" that Peruvian boys have to pass at the bar mitzvah ceremony is to jump off a cliff about 8 meters high, so timid people will never become "adults". Although boys are bruised all over every time they jump off a cliff, this ancient "cliff jumping ceremony" is still popular in Peru.
The bar mitzvah ceremony of a tribe in the coastal area of Mexico is even more peculiar: a boy and a girl each swam across a strait with a heavy stone!
Indian boys in Loki have to swallow a live lizard at the bar mitzvah, and those who are afraid will be disqualified from the bar mitzvah.
In the Barcelona nationality of Togo, a woman has to make a deep cut on her stomach after menstruation, which indicates that she has broken through life and entered adulthood.
In Tanzania, like some African countries, young people have to undergo a ceremony when they reach adulthood, that is, circumcision. The so-called circumcision is to perform some kind of operation on male and female reproductive organs and hold a ceremony for it.
Domestic rite of passage
Brown
When young men and women of Bulang nationality reach the age of 15, a tooth dyeing ceremony will be held. Young men collectively go to places where young women meet, burn black smoke with local branches called "Ji" or "Kauagai", and paint each other's teeth black. Young men and women who have dyed their teeth are regarded as adults and have the right to love and get married from now on.
Yao (the legendary leader of the tribal alliance in the late period of the patriarchal clan society in ancient China)
The rite of passage for Yao men is called abstinence. One month before the ceremony, the recipient should live alone, take a bath every day and eat vegetarian food. During the ceremony, the teacher was invited to go through various procedures, such as asking God to name the recipient (giving him a dharma name), calling Lin, offering sacrifices on the road, hanging lights, sleeping in bed (making the recipient see his ancestor Wang Pan and his deceased relatives), and so on.
Many tests such as turning over the high platform.
Yi ethnic group
Yi men living in northwest China will change their trousers in many ways when they grow up. The host put a stone in the fireplace, took it out after ironing, and immediately burned a cold water on the stone to make it emit a lot of steam. Then, the host wrapped the pre-selected pants around the steam several times to drive away evil and filth, and recited them at the same time.
Read the auspicious words of praying for the ancestors and quickly put them on the children who received the gifts.
Naxi language
The trousers-wearing ceremony of Naxi nationality is a man's coming of age ceremony. First, the recipient stood in the main room, stepping on a bag of grain and pork bacon, holding a silver dollar in his left hand and a knife in his right. Then, the host took off his gown and put on adult clothes such as underwear, boots, felt hat and sheepskin shawl. In Sichuan, Naxi people will hold a ceremony to climb the roof with a spear to show their bravery.
Korean nation
In the ancient marriage custom in China, young men and women held adult ceremonies at a certain age. Men's adult ceremony is called "crown ceremony" and women's adult ceremony is called "ceremony". The Book of Rites says, "Men are crowned at twenty, and women at fifteen." . This coronation ceremony is well preserved among Koreans in China. South Korea's crown ceremony is also called "three-plus ceremony", that is, when a man holds an adult ceremony, he has to change his dress three times. There are three kinds of etiquette in order: first addition, second addition and third addition. When giving gifts for the first time, first comb a bun for the recipient, cover it with a net towel and wear a crown. In a few days, the ceremony will be held again. At this time, the crown scarf that I originally brought when I worked overtime was removed and replaced with a gauze cap. Three rituals are implemented, and hoes are added under the gauze cap. The above three ceremonies are all carried out according to certain procedures. Every time, the host will read a congratulatory message. After the coronation ceremony, the recipient went to the ancestral hall of the clan to pay tribute to the elders. It is relatively simple for women to make gifts, just insert their hair. This rite of passage for Koreans may be influenced by ancient Han etiquette.