Meaning of rite de passage | Babel Free

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Synonym of rite of passage.

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“it seems that the beginning of the decline⟳ of this traditional rite de passage should be traced back to the break⟳ effected by the Reformation, though the change⟳ also had sociological causes, notably the decline⟳ of the tightly knit⟳ community in which an individual death created an immediate void.”

“Stravinsky's wistful and brutal “Rite of Spring⟳” has become⟳ a rite de passage for choreographers attracted to its rhythmic intricacies.”

“Males hoping for acceptance must undergo⟳ a perilous rite de passage.”

“Our Fifth Congress, “A Time for Action” was indeed a rite de passage, a coming of age, for adolescent health, acknowledging that this is an important international issue⟳, a universal and long-neglected cause.”

“An ailment can be a rite de passage, a childhood illness an essential preliminary to entry into adulthood.”

“Parents operate⟳ in a culture where views on teenagers and substances are hopelessly polarised. On one side, excess is a rite de passage undergone by all "proper" teenagers.”

“It would not have⟳ been a rite de passage stricto sensu, but it would have⟳ encapsulated and condensed symbolically some of what the ephebate as a whole, the true transitional process⟳ or initiation, sought to achieve⟳.”

“For generations, the foreign exchange⟳ trip⟳ has been a rite de passage for British teenagers. True, we Brits rarely improved our language skills significantly as a result⟳ of a two-week stay⟳ with a continental European family. But we learned other, perhaps even more valuable, life lessons.”

“I spent last⟳ year conducting an anthropological study⟳ of the British Humanist Association (BHA), an organisation which on first thought might not bring⟳ to mind⟳ a commitment to rites de passage. For the association, however, providing funerals to those who do without God is a major aspect of its work⟳.”

“Jayanta Mahapatra’s ‘Grandfather’ encapsulates a past hopelessly trapped in memories of the grandfather’s diary, dating back to the Great Odisha Famine of 1866. Torn, moth-eaten, it remains a prized possession; bringing history, memory and desire seamlessly together. A scroll of despair, the poem becomes a rite-de-passage.”

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