Rites Of Passage: The Five Stages Of Development
A rite of passage is a ritual that moves an individual from one social statue to another (Nanda). There are five main stage of development that rites of passage signify, they are rite to birth, rite to adulthood, rite to marriage, rite to eldership and rite to ancestorship (Ampim). Among these, five stages of development there are certain milestones either societal or religious that we consider being rites of passage because they indicate a transition from one statue to another or they indicate a change in our statue among society. For example receiving ones drivers license or having your first legal alcoholic drink at the age of twenty-one are considered to be societal rites of passage because they signifies one entering adulthood. In addition,