The death of a pope sets in motion a series of carefully orchestrated rites and rituals well before the conclave to elect his ...

The rites for both required tests of resilience ... I find that modeling masculinity for them is its own rite of passage. They’ve had fights on the playground, testy battles on football fields ...

Writer Michael Pulley recalls the mouth-breathing bullies he encountered in his youth and reflects on some of the same behavior prominent now.

A novitiation, or “Shinbyu,” ceremony is mostly held in March ... the ordination is seen as a rite of passage. In addition to learning the basic tenants of their faith, it serves as a sort ...

Once the final buzzer has sounded and the trophy ceremony has been completed ... as the first time they had participated in ...

More than 35 years after reunification, many eastern states in Germany still celebrate this GDR-era coming of age tradition.