Why Don’t We Have Rituals For Life’s Second Half?
For thousands of years, society has celebrated rites of passage as a means of showing community support to people going through a pivotal life transition, whether that be early life (baptism), puberty (bar/bat mitzvah, quinceanera), commencing adulthood (graduation/commencement), marriage, welcoming a baby into the world, or death. Rituals provide a "rest stop for the soul," recognizing the end of one thing, often marking the beginning of an exciting new start.
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