...HRT 3M1 Religious Education Rite of Passage Culminating Activity Over the course of this semester, a number of religions were studied in terms of origins, beliefs, practices, symbols, milestones and impact. The time has come to put into practice the learning that has taken place! Many religions have a method by which youngsters in their particular faith are recognized as adults. The Learning Goal: • I will present a rite of passage from any religion discussed and researched throughout the term. • I will research and describe an important rite of passage from a particular religion and compare it to rites of passage from my own religion or to ones I knew of in general. • I will analyze the meaning and significance of the rite of passage I chose. Any rite of passage from a religion not discussed in class must be approved by the teacher first. The Process: This culminating activity will be completed in groups of 2 -3, but marks will be awarded individually based on the attached rubric and peer/self-evaluations. You and your partner(s) will present your rite of passage idea in the form of a written report and your choice of creative presentation that can be a video, a song, a game, an activity, interactive smart board exercise, presentation a role play, a website etc. The groups are encouraged to use multiple presentation strategies. This will tie in everything you have learned and demonstrate...
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...Apache Girl, presented two different rites of passages. Even though they are two different rituals, they have some similarities. In “The Medicine Bag”, Grandpa traveled a long way to see Martin just to pass on the medicine bag tradition before he dies. During the Lakota rite of passage, the oldest male in the family will receive the medicine bag. In The Apache Girl, Dachina went through a long ritual to become a strong woman, and get her woman name, which was Morning Star Feather. During the Lakota rite of passage, the oldest male in the family will receive the medicine bag. First, the person who currently has he medicine bag will travel to the person they are passing it to. After arriving, he must give the bag to the oldest male child in he family. Lastly, the child must remove two things from the bag and replace them. After the bag is the child’s, he must never open it until its time to pass it on again. During the Apache rite of passage, thirteen-year-old girls will participate in the ritual that will transform them into strong women. Their family members will create medicine for them, and make sure they get enough sleep and enough to eat before the ritual. The ritual begins with the rising of the morning star. Before joining the girls, Dachina...
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...These two characteristics describe what happens between these two rites of passages. In the Medicine Bag, the main characters, Martin and Grandpa, go through an important part in both of their lives. Passing on the Medicine Bag, is a tradition that is passed onto every male descendant in the family. In the Apache Girl’s rite of passage, they experience a tough 4 days, marking their paths to women hood. The girls are trying to keep the tradition of their women ancestors alive. My analysis of these stories show that there are many similarities and differences between the Apache Girl’s rite of Passage and the Medicine Bag. In addition there are advantages and disadvantages of how they were shown in the texts and in the...
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...Rites of Passage Danielle Gialluca ANT 101 Elizabeth Spott November 17, 2014 There are milestones, and rites of passage all over the world, in all different cultures and societies. Some of them are non-religious centered, like a child’s first birthday. While others are more intricate and not as widely celebrated, such as female circumcision, which is more of a religious, and cultural practice. In areas in Africa, one tribe may practice one specific rite of passage, while the neighboring tribe may have something completely different. The fact that there are rites of passage all over the world is a uniting factor in communities far and wide. In this paper, the Jewish Bar Mitzvah is celebration of the passing from a child to young adulthood, while in Toraja community, the people have specific stages to go through after someone draws their final breath, while both are very important rites in their respective communities, both based on religion. The Jewish religion has several different rites of passage, as do most religions. The Jewish Religion is one that has been practiced since before Jesus Christ. Most people hear that someone is Jewish and they immediately think of Hanukah, and the menorah. But there is much more to this ancient, yet still practiced religion. It is a religion that is practiced throughout the globe, with several different types depending on the internal beliefs on specific things, but one thing that is common is their rites of passage, different...
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...There are different cultural practices of people across the world that varies in one way or the other. According to Crapo (2013), a careful study of these cultures reveals that although there are some fundamental differences in the practices, sometimes it is common to find some similarities. In this study, I will focus on comparing the rites of passage between two communities in different countries. Each culture has its own rites of passage and its unique ways of celebrating such events. Some of these practices may have been restructured due to globalization and modernization that is turning the world into a global village. However, many communities still maintain their traditional heritage, preferring to continue with these practices despite the changes brought about by globalization. In this study, I will compare and contrast the cultural rites of passage among the Egyptians and that of the Hindus. I will be confirming even although these two cultures differ in their rites of passage practices, they also share a number of cultural values. Hindus have been able to maintain their cultural practices despite the changes that are taking place in the global world. Although they have embraced modernization, they have been able to maintain most of their cultural practices not only in their home country in India, but also in various other parts of the world where they live (Rinehart, 2004). On the other hand, the Egyptians have maintained their heritage within their country. Most of...
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...The Importance of the Indigenous Vision Quest as a Rite-of-Passage Vision Quest is a term formed by 19th-century anthropologists synonymous with terms such as “vision fast”, “dream vision”, and “dream fast”. It is used to describe the Rite of Passage young males in Indigenous communities - such as the Ojibwa peoples - take to transition into adulthood. The vision quest is a very spiritual journey where partakers are said to receive communication from the spirit world or the Creator in the form of visions that provide sacred knowledge and strength (Robinson, 2018). This is done through a tremendously intense journey where participants are left in the wilderness alone with their thoughts for multiple days. They forego food and sleep in the...
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...Indian Camp The short story Indian Camp is about Nick Adams and his father (Dr. Adams), who rows out to an Indian Camp, because there is an Indian lady, who has been in labor for two days. Nick is with his father on work, because he is about to be a grown up and therefore his father thinks, that it is in time, that Nick sees how life is created – but not the consequences of life. Through this day Nick goes through some rite of passages, because he learns how to make his own decisions without getting influenced by his father. Indian Camp happens in the 1920’s, where it was written, because of the primitive conditions. The short story takes place in an Indian camp, which look we picture in our heads, because the camp and its surroundings are described detailed in the text (page 13 line 16-19). There are three characters included in the action; Nick Adams, his father (Dr. Adams) and the American Indian woman. Nick is the protagonist in the short story, who goes through a rite of passage, which makes him develop. In the beginning he sits in his father’s arms on their way to the Indian camp, where the father says that the reason to, why they are going over to Indian camp is because, there is an Indian lady very sick (page 12 line 14). It is a very pedagogic way to say, that there is a woman, who has been in labor for two days. On their way home, Nick sits in the stern, while his father is rowing (page 16 line 21-22). Through this day Nick grows so much mentally, because he experiences...
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...What changes have you experienced? Introduction Imagine a person that had to experience a major change during his/her life that concluded in short or long term effects on the individual. For example, death of a person that was close to his/her heart, moving to a different city and/or state, and coping with the changes that one may experience during middle to high school. Previously listed are events that may occur during one’s life, which could develop into an Initiation/Rite of passage story. In the two given short stories, “Reunion” by John Cheever and “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?” by Joyce Oates, the genre Initiation/Rite of passage is expressed. In Cheever’s story a boy and fathers had been separated for a given amount of time, while in Oates’s story a teenaged girl experienced changes regarding emotions. As both stories experienced different examples of the genre, I feel as if they both offer good and bad examples throughout the stories. Summary Beginning the story, “Reunion”, the boy had taken a train from his grandmother’s home to a cottage that his mother had rented. While traveling, the boy, Charlie, had encountered a layover time in New York where his father worked. He had not seen his father during the past three years of his life because he had moved when they encountered the divorce. Therefore, Charlie had asked to meet his father for lunch during his layover time so that he could see him again. As they had gone from place to place to try to find...
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...Smashed A teenager’s journey towards reaching adulthood involves various obstacles and challenges. Most essential among these that every teenager will stumble upon is the quest of finding your own identity. When embarking onto this journey, it often results finding your own identity which might become evident by reaching a conclusion to an essential problem in your life. Furthermore, the final destination of this journey towards reaching adulthood can be marked in different ways, granting you an elevated status in regards of maturity. This is the case in the extract of the novel called “Smashed” written by Koren Zalickas in 2010. We follow a young girl narrating as she reflects on several events in her life, the social patterns relevant to her and most important of all - finding a solution to her awkward presence. The narrator is a girl attending eighth grade who has been living under uneasy circumstances. This becomes evident as she describes herself withdrawing from her own family (p. 88 ll. 31-p. 89 ll. 2). This part of the extract not only tells us how the narrator is partly shunning her own family, which indicates confusion in this context. It also gives the reader the impression that the narrator is an insecure girl judging by her own description of her closet along with the usual challenge every morning regarding the narrator being unable to decide how to dress herself depending on the mentioned factors. This correlates well with the narrator being insecure as she...
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... Segregation is basically done by creating a sense of separation from ordinary social structures. Moreover, one is separated from the everyday flow of activities, involving a passage through a threshold state or limen into a ritual world removed from everyday notions of time and space. In other words, the participant is made to feel detached from the social structure surrounding him/her as well as the daily flow of activities. The second stage is known as luminal stage. In this particular stage the participant is outside of ‘normal’ society. Moreover, the participant is no longer a part of the society and has reached a neutral stage. In other words, one imagines an alternative sphere of equality, unity and transcendence. The final stage comprises of incorporation. The participant in this stage returns back to the society and becomes united or combined into an organized body. In other words, it’s like re-entering into the everyday world according to him. Rituals and rites of passage guide the development and realization of interpersonal bonds. Turner argues that it is this bonding that is the core of society and social values, meanings, and functions. This is a contrasting approach to other scholars who usually view ritual as in service to the social order. The passage through a liminal state tempers the pleasure of the individual in the new role, because this interpersonal reliance is realized. Liminality is a structured way for individuals...
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...Rites of passage are present in all cultures and religions throughout history. In these rites of passage, gifts play an important role both in marking the transformation and in reinforcing the relationship between the giver and the receiver of the gift. One particularly important rite of passage that is present in most cultures is that of marriage. Each culture has their own traditions surrounding weddings and while in modern day America many different traditions from cultures around the world are practiced and considered very important in today’s society. In this paper we will examine the similarities and differences between Somali-American wedding traditions and those of European-Americans, along with the religious and cultural traditions they've discarded or lessened in practice to fit into the always changing American lifestyle. In a traditional Somali-American wedding, religion plays a huge role from the very beginning of the relationship, when a man courts the woman all the way to the final stage of tying of the knot. Since 99% of Somalis are sunni-muslims, the religion that governs this marriage process is Islam. When a man is interested in marrying a woman he must first consult with his elders, then, the man must next talk to the woman’s parents and elders. The woman’s elders then make a decision based upon how well they know the man’s elders, and the if they find the man and his family to be a suitable match. How fit a man is, is not only determined by his actions but...
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...Discovery is the key to human progress but it always comes at a cost. In Ang Lee’s film, Life of Pi, the protagonist embarks on a journey of self discovery that results in great personal growth. Tim Winton’s short story Big World is also a story of a boy’s rite of passage. Both texts explore the personal cost of their protagonists’ discoveries as they must endure great suffering, isolation and the loss of innocence in order to discover themselves and their place in the big picture of life. Lee’s film is structured to portray an ordeal that fluctuates between great suffering and great joy. Pi cannot be free to discover himself while he exists within the comfort zone of his family. The sinking of the Tsimtsum casts him into the ‘ocean of life’ where he must fend for himself. The aerial shot of his head, dwarfed by the vast, dark ocean emphasises his vulnerability as he is cast adrift. His intense suffering is revealed most powerfully in the storm scene where wide shots again portray his vulnerability in the wild sea and Christ-like imagery shows him screaming at his ‘God’, arms spread in supplication: “Why are you scaring him? I’ve lost my family. I’ve lost everything. I surrender. What more do you want?” Pi’s life raft is swept away, symbolising the loss of his haven and material possessions and a high angle shot of Richard Parker shows that even the tiger – a symbol of Pi’s braver and more primitive self – is afraid. A sustained scene that cuts between shots...
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...There are three main influences including karma, samsara, and merit as well as two key concepts: rite of passage and verbal chanting. Each topic plays a crucial component in the confessional ritual with the goal of being: rebirthed into a higher realm of Pure Land. Participants must be truly obliged and understand what they are verbally chanting from the list of zui. The participants feel a sense of guilt then are able to repent upon it then feel compassion to understand more about the Pure Land. Each individual will experience the confessional ritual differently, but the key is to be thankful for others that were able to be there during the ritual and thank them from the bottom of your heart. Chinese confessional ritual is unique to Buddhism for ridding zui from present life to gain merit upon completion. Each ritual in Buddhism has a specific...
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...Like most Egyptian tombs Djehuty’s served the main purpose of artistically displaying the outstanding life of he who was mummified within. Too many archeologists however, this specific tomb serves an even greater more special purpose. Something that separates the Tomb of Djehuty from the other tombs of Egypt are the rare hieroglyphs or “the famous scene” depicting a huge monolithic statue being transported from the quarries. It’s described as made of alabaster and thirteen cubits high (6.5 yards). Which to scholars provides evidence of simple but effective methods of transportation in the world of Ancient Egypt. This tomb illustrates a sort of rite of passage for the Egyptians of power, displaying an instruction manual of just how they performed these rights with such great pieces of stone made into even greater sculptures. An in-depth description of the hieroglyph; in front of the statue is...
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...if the diamonds represent Luke’s crisis of faith and his evaluation of the meaning of faith. The diamonds force the father to re-evaluate himself and the meaning of justice, but they eventually also perpetuate his pride in the end. When talking of rite of passage one immediately associates such an experience with a young child that is forced to “come of age”. The Runaway discusses an entirely different idea of the rite of passage, which is a personal rite of passage belonging to the father. More specifically, it is about the father’s crisis of faith. The mother of the story claims near the end that, “Though the mills of God grind slowly, yet they grind exceeding small” (Ross, 461). This is poignant because although she is referring to Old Luke (who got what he deserved in the end), so too is she indirectly referring to the father. The final line of the story claims that “it was plain that he too, now, was thinking of the colts” (Ross, 461). Eventually, the father’s actions will catch up with him as well. In contemplating his lusty dream concerning the colts, he is implementing the same tactics as old Luke. Old Luke is a reference to the Devil, and for the father to have any connection with the devil proves that his rite of passage is not such a positive one. Divine justice will get him in the end because he is not thinking about faith. All his thoughts are centered on greed at the end. What causes this greed? The environment, and specifically the struggle because of the environment...
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