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