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Initiation rites are particular rites of passage in which individuals are inducted into theor social group as full members.

Religious initiation ritesEdit

• Baptism
• First Eucharist and First Confession (especially First Communion in Catholicism)
• Confirmation (Catholics and mainline protestant churches)
• Bar Mitzvah and Bat Mitzvah in Judaism
• Circumcision, mainly in Judaism (Bris) and Islam
• Missionary (LDS Church) in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
• Saṃskāra a series of Sacraments in Hinduism.
• Shinbyu in Theravada Buddhism
• Rumspringa among the Amish
• Vision quest in some Native American cultures
• "Quinceañera" many who celebrate include a Catholic mass
• Coming of Age in Unitarian Universalism

Coming of age initiation ritesEdit

• Bar Mitzvah
• Breeching
• Débutante ball
• Dokimasia
• First haircut
• Genpuku among the samurai
• Guan Li
• Graduation
• Poy Sang Long
• Quinceañera
• Russ in Norway
• Scarification and various other physical endurances
• Sweet Sixteen in the United States and Canada
• Sevapuneru or Turmeric ceremony in South India to mark menarche
• Etoro tribe and Baruya in Papua New Guinea where young boys must begin ingesting their elders semen, and then stop doing it at a certain age.

Other initiation ritesEdit

• Secular coming of age ceremonies for non-religious youngsters who want a rite of passage comparable to the religious rituals like Confirmation
• Walkabout
• Batizados in Capoeira
• Black Belt Grading in Martial Arts

Use of cosmetic techniquesEdit

• Scarification