Initiation+rites

**informal celebrations**: 16th, 18th and 21st birthdays. **formal events**: High School/College Graduation, bar mitzvahs, weddings ** physical and emotional** changes, along with the **initiation rites** help mark this time in peoples lives.
 * Initiation rites consist of formal and informal events.
 * No one can quite mark the exact time when a young person transforms into an adult



For a more in depth detail on initiation rites around the world click on the link below []