#riteofpassage

Applaud me....... Don't we all seek recognition, don't we all want to be seen and heard. I was a shy kid, but still I wanted to be on stage, singing and dancing. I grew up watching all the musicals. In

It's international Women's Day today. A day, where in the past, I was involved in different celebrations. Helping to organise workshops and performances that honour what it means to be a women. Something

We don't ever really know, what other people are going through. Some are pretty good at putting on a happy face, to hide whatever they are struggling with. Well Mist actually. It's funny how we put ourselves

A good friend of mine Colette, passed away 5 years ago today. She was in Turkey, where she had been under going treatment for her cancer. She was returning home to Ireland, so that she could be in her

Source If you asked any of our elders, When is the right time to let your child go alone to the bodega? They would say, as soon as they can carry a note and hold a bag. Talking was not a perquisite to

Tomorrow I will be holding a Mother Blessing, for a friend of mine, I have spend some time today going over the process and making sure that that I have everything covered. For some, the word ritual can

Our bodies are sacred, our wonderful vessels, that allow us to live the lives we lead. And yet we become so detached from them at times. Treating them as though they are dispensable, consuming foods that

I became passionate about birth rights, after the birth of my first child. I had wanted a home birth, but in the end my Midwife took me into hospital and my daughter was born by Suction, after they had

Since we gain independence we haven't been able to hold as many Rites of Passage as we previously were able to. Today we break that trend by holding our very first rite of passage as a free empire of cats!

Saturn is sometimes viewed by many as a negative entity that causes us the pain and suffering that we experience in our lives. This is not entirely true as a lot of that is brought on through our own neglect

Enemy Sacrifices aztec sacrifices A boy living in the Aztec Empire began his military training at 17 and he would only be considered a man once he captured an enemy and brought him back as his prisoner

Scarification scarification Though scarification is a common rite of passage around the world, it is practiced heavily by Sepik River tribes in Papua New Guinea as part of an initiation ceremony for men.

Festa de Mocas Nuevas west Amazon, this rite of passage is an initiation into womanhood for all of the girls in the tribe. Beginning at menstruation they are secluded in a small chamber for several months

Fula Whip MatchYoung Fula boys must undergo a whipping battle in which they trade blows with another boy from a different tribe in order to become a man. The sticks they use to whip each other have sharpened

The Krypteia krypteia As part of agoge (Spartan training), a young Spartan would participate in the Krypteia, which was essentially a yearly “war” against the helots (slaves), and boys as young as 12 would

Maasai Lion Hunt The Maasai people of Tanzania and Kenya replace their warrior class every 6-10 years. The next generation of warriors are then circumcised and moved into a warriors camp where they will