In western European culture, there is no one point in life at which we become adults – it is a process without a defined beginning or end. This can make it difficult to choose a point at which to hold a ceremony to mark growing maturity. Some points at which it might seem right to hold a ceremony are the first shave or the voice fully dropping, for boys becoming men, and the first bra or first period, for girls becoming women.
If a young person is happy to use these as markers of their growing maturity in a public setting, that is wonderful. However, these and other physical changes can be a source of intense embarrassment. In addition, they mark the beginning of social and emotional maturity, not necessarily its achievement. Alternatively, or in addition therefore, the following events might be appropriate markers:-
- leaving full-time education
- gaining employment/self-employment
- moving out of the parental home
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