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Rome lacked the elaborate female puberty rituals of ancient Greece, and for girls, the wedding ceremony was in part a rite of passage for the bride. Girls coming of age dedicated their dolls to Artemis , the goddess most concerned with virginity, or to Aphrodite when they were preparing for marriage. [ 5 ]
Related traditions [ edit ] Tuloni biya ( transl. small wedding ), also referred to as Xoru Biya, Nua-tuloni, and Santi Biya, is a traditional Assamese Hindu ceremony that marks the attainment of puberty in girls [ 5 ] [ 6 ] and celebrates the girl's transition from childhood to womanhood.
The appearance of the site varies among cultures, but it is often associated with stone arrangements, rock engravings, or other art works. In the bora rites of southeastern Australia, two circles were drawn, connected by a pathway, a schema which appears to replicate a sky Bora, or the configuration of a series of positions in the Milky Way .
Rituals to celebrate adulthood have existed since ancient times, such as Genpuku (changing to adult clothing) and Fundoshi-iwai (loincloth celebration) for boys and Mogi (dressing up) and Keppatsu (tying the hair up) for girls. [3] Cultural anthropology and folklore studies treat such ceremonies as rites of passage (initiations).
This ritual is normally done for females at the age of 21, but it can be done at any stage of a woman's life. [disputed – discuss] It varies and depends on circumstances. The rituals involve slaughtering a cow and the traditional Zulu dance Ukusina involving a spear and guests gifting the young female with money and other blessings. [2]
The seclusion of girls at puberty has been practised in societies around the world, especially prior to the early 20th century. In such cultures, girls' puberty held more significance than boys' due to menstruation, the girl's potential for giving birth, and widespread ideas of ritual purification related to the sacred power of blood. [1]
Bragoro, also known as Brapue, is a puberty rite performed by the Akans especially among the Ashantis. [1] Traditionally, when a young girl experiences her first menstruation that is menarche, she undergoes this rite called Bragoro. It is believed that this ushers her into womanhood.
Lebollo la banna is a Sesotho term for male initiation.. Lebollo is a cultural and traditional practice that transitions boys in the Basotho society to manhood. It is a rite of passage where bashanyana or bashemane (transl. "uncircumcised boys") pass puberty and enter adulthood to become monna (transl. "men") by circumcision.