852

Ceremonial During Infancy And Childhood

Scope Note

Rites of passage prior to puberty; maturation ceremonies (e.g., at first step, at first tooth); rites associated with cutting of hair, ear piercing, and circumcision; ceremonies correlated with achievements (e.g., first animal killed, first cloth woven); adult guidance and sponsorship; participation of children in adult ceremonies (e.g., Christmas); etc.

Broader Term
850 Infancy And Childhood
Related Terms
304 Body Alterations
527 Rest Days And Holidays
553 Naming
608 Artificial Kin Relationships
795 Religious Denominations
796 Organized Ceremonial
851 Social Placement
Use Fors
Achievement ceremonies (infancy and childhood)
Birth rites
Ceremonial during infancy and childhood
Ceremonies (maturation)
Circumcision (rites during infancy)
Ear piercing (ceremony in infancy and childhood)
Hair (first cutting)
Infancy (ceremonial during)
Maturation ceremonies
Rites of passage (infancy and childhood)
Sponsorship of children by adults in ceremonies
Identifier
852

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