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Major World Rituals and Rites of Passage - JSON

Rites of passage (life cycle rituals) are ceremonies that socially recognize important transitions in human life. According to Arnold van Gennep's theory, they involve three stages: separation, liminality, and incorporation, celebrating milestones such as birth, coming-of-age, marriage, and death. This dataset systematically organizes major rituals including coming-of-age ceremonies, weddings, funerals, and other significant ceremonies from diverse cultures around the world.

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[
  {
    "code": "001",
    "slug": "seijin-shiki-japan",
    "category": "coming-of-age",
    "name": "Seijin-no-Hi (Japan Coming of Age Ceremony)",
    "description": "Traditional Japanese ceremony where 20-year-olds pledge their awareness as adults.",
    "region": "Japan",
    "age": "20"
  },
  {
    "code": "002",
    "slug": "guan-li-china",
    "category": "coming-of-age",
    "name": "Guan Li and Ji Li (Chinese Coming of Age)",
    "description": "Chinese coming-of-age ceremony based on Confucian tradition. Guan Li for men, Ji Li for women.",
    "region": "China",
    "age": "20（男子）、15（女子）"
  },
  {
    "code": "003",
    "slug": "bar-bat-mitzvah",
    "category": "coming-of-age",
    "name": "Bar Mitzvah and Bat Mitzvah",
    "description": "Jewish religious ceremony marking religious adulthood.",
    "region": "Jewish communities worldwide",
    "age": "13（男子）、12（女子）"
  },
  {
    "code": "004",
    "slug": "quinceanera",
    "category": "coming-of-age",
    "name": "Quinceañera",
    "description": "Traditional Latin American celebration of a girl's 15th birthday.",
    "region": "Latin America, Hispanic communities",
    "age": "15"
  },
  {
    "code": "005",
    "slug": "maasai-warrior-initiation",
    "category": "coming-of-age",
    "name": "Maasai Warrior Initiation",
    "description": "Rigorous coming-of-age ceremony of the Maasai people in Kenya and Tanzania.",
    "region": "Kenya, Tanzania (Maasai people)",
    "age": "10-20"
  },
  {
    "code": "006",
    "slug": "bull-jumping-hamar",
    "category": "coming-of-age",
    "name": "Hamar Bull Jumping (Ukuli Bula)",
    "description": "Intense coming-of-age trial of the Hamar people in Ethiopia.",
    "region": "Ethiopia (Hamar people)",
    "age": "15-20頃"
  },
  {
    "code": "007",
    "slug": "land-diving-vanuatu",
    "category": "coming-of-age",
    "name": "Vanuatu Land Diving (Naghol)",
    "description": "Life-threatening coming-of-age ritual on Pentecost Island, Vanuatu.",
    "region": "Vanuatu (Pentecost Island)",
    "age": "7-8歳から"
  },
  {
    "code": "008",
    "slug": "vision-quest",
    "category": "coming-of-age",
    "name": "Vision Quest",
    "description": "Sacred coming-of-age ritual of Native Americans.",
    "region": "North America (Various Native American tribes)",
    "age": "思春期"
  },
  {
    "code": "009",
    "slug": "sunrise-ceremony",
    "category": "coming-of-age",
    "name": "Apache Sunrise Ceremony (Na'ii'ees)",
    "description": "Four-day Apache ceremony celebrating a girl's first menstruation.",
    "region": "USA (Apache people)",
    "age": "初潮時"
  },
  {
    "code": "010",
    "slug": "debut-philippines",
    "category": "coming-of-age",
    "name": "Philippine Debut",
    "description": "Glamorous Filipino celebration of a woman's 18th birthday.",
    "region": "Philippines",
    "age": "18"
  },
  {
    "code": "011",
    "slug": "japanese-wedding",
    "category": "wedding",
    "name": "Japanese Wedding",
    "description": "Japanese wedding ceremony with diverse styles including Shinto, Buddhist, and Christian.",
    "region": "Japan"
  },
  {
    "code": "012",
    "slug": "indian-wedding",
    "category": "wedding",
    "name": "Indian Wedding",
    "description": "Hindu wedding featuring colorful ceremonies lasting several days.",
    "region": "India"
  },
  {
    "code": "013",
    "slug": "thai-wedding",
    "category": "wedding",
    "name": "Thai Wedding",
    "description": "Thai wedding blending Buddhist elements with traditional rituals.",
    "region": "Thailand"
  },
  {
    "code": "014",
    "slug": "scottish-wedding",
    "category": "wedding",
    "name": "Scottish Wedding",
    "description": "Scottish wedding featuring kilts, bagpipes, and unique pre-wedding celebrations.",
    "region": "Scotland"
  },
  {
    "code": "015",
    "slug": "german-wedding",
    "category": "wedding",
    "name": "German Wedding",
    "description": "German wedding including symbolic rituals like log cutting.",
    "region": "Germany"
  },
  {
    "code": "016",
    "slug": "japanese-funeral",
    "category": "funeral",
    "name": "Japanese Funeral",
    "description": "Japanese funeral centered on Buddhist rituals including wake, funeral service, and cremation.",
    "region": "Japan"
  },
  {
    "code": "017",
    "slug": "hindu-funeral",
    "category": "funeral",
    "name": "Hindu Funeral",
    "description": "Hindu funeral based on cremation, with scattering ashes in the Ganges as ideal.",
    "region": "India, Nepal, etc."
  },
  {
    "code": "018",
    "slug": "tibetan-sky-burial",
    "category": "funeral",
    "name": "Tibetan Sky Burial",
    "description": "Unique Tibetan Buddhist funeral practice offering bodies to vultures.",
    "region": "Tibet, Tibetan Buddhist regions"
  },
  {
    "code": "019",
    "slug": "madagascar-famadihana",
    "category": "funeral",
    "name": "Madagascar Famadihana (Turning of the Bones)",
    "description": "Unique Malagasy ancestor veneration ritual of unearthing and rewrapping bones.",
    "region": "Madagascar"
  },
  {
    "code": "020",
    "slug": "ghana-fantasy-coffin",
    "category": "funeral",
    "name": "Ghana Fantasy Coffin",
    "description": "Ghanaian funeral featuring coffins shaped like the deceased's profession or hobbies.",
    "region": "Ghana"
  },
  {
    "code": "021",
    "slug": "shichi-go-san",
    "category": "other",
    "name": "Shichi-Go-San",
    "description": "Traditional Japanese ceremony celebrating children's growth at ages 3, 5, and 7.",
    "region": "Japan",
    "age": "3, 5, 7"
  },
  {
    "code": "022",
    "slug": "irish-wake",
    "category": "funeral",
    "name": "Irish Wake",
    "description": "Cheerful Irish vigil with food and drink beside the body, sharing stories of the deceased.",
    "region": "Ireland"
  },
  {
    "code": "023",
    "slug": "bullet-ant-initiation",
    "category": "coming-of-age",
    "name": "Sateré-Mawé Bullet Ant Initiation",
    "description": "Intense Brazilian initiation wearing gloves filled with bullet ants.",
    "region": "Brazil (Sateré-Mawé people)",
    "age": "12+"
  },
  {
    "code": "024",
    "slug": "walkabout",
    "category": "coming-of-age",
    "name": "Australian Aboriginal Walkabout",
    "description": "Indigenous coming-of-age ritual learning survival skills in nature.",
    "region": "Australia",
    "age": "10-16"
  },
  {
    "code": "025",
    "slug": "dipo-ceremony",
    "category": "coming-of-age",
    "name": "Krobo Dipo Ceremony",
    "description": "Female coming-of-age ceremony of the Krobo people in Ghana.",
    "region": "Ghana (Krobo people)",
    "age": "初潮時"
  }
]