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Thematic Links Unit |
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Grade 7 |
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| What do Rites of Passage teach us about people and their religion? | |
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The term, Rites of Passage, is a comprehensive term signaling the completion of one stage of life and the passage into another. A Rite of Passage is a set form or system of rites practiced by people in observance of special events which happen in life. These practices may or may not be religious, but all humans, universally, acknowledge the cycle of life in which we are all participants. These are occasions, which we share with family and friends. Whether joyous or sad, we take time out from our daily lives to honor people and happenings. All rites of passage express the particular tradition and culture of an ethnic group.
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