RITES OF PASSAGE

A riteofpassageis a ceremony and marks the transition from one phaseoflife to another. Rites of passage are a category of rituals that mark the passage of a person through the life cycle, from one stage to another over time, from one role or social position to another, integrating the human and cultural experiences with biological destiny: birth, reproduction, and death.

Three phases:1. SeparationIn the separation phase, the adolescent is taken away from his/her familiar environment and enters into a very different and sometimes foreign routine (camp or other village).

They are forced to adjust to their new surroundings. Its a loss of identity, often abrupt in nature that ruptures ties to family, self and community. It often involves alienation or movement across boundaries.

Individual is separated from familiar environment.

The time that the adolescent learns the appropriate behavior for the new stage they are preparing for (adulthood). Its the in-between time where the adolescent has his/her old identity, but has not yet developed a new identity.2. Transition/ Liminal stage

DatingMenstruation rites for young girls in the early Tagalogs were a celebration of womanhood, the transition of a young girl to a woman. When a young girl had her first menstruation she was to be blindfolded by the katalonan (priestess) and secluded for four days and four nights

3. Incorporation/Post-liminal

The final stage where the transitioned adolescents (now adults) move from isolation and are inserted back into the community with a new identity (adulthood). They are now equipped with the moral, traditional, spiritual, cultural and societal values taught and instilled during this process.

They are now get to put into practice what theyve learned and can now influence those around them. The process is ever evolving as these adults get to participate with their children from a parental role and later potentially as an elder.Major Types of Rites of Passage:Birth signals parenthoodAdolescent leaving the world of childhoodMarriage leaving the world of singleDeath- the final stage that completes the life cycle

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