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Why do people celebrate? A rite of passage is a ritual that marks an important change in a person’s life. Popular rites of passage ceremonies celebrated in the United States include proms, weddings, graduations, and sweet sixteen parties. Baptism, first communion, bar mitzvah, and bat mitzvah are types of religious rites of passage. What rite of passage ceremonies are celebrated in your family?

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