Sentences with phrase «like initiation rituals»
If it's so awesome, why should everyone interested in joining it be subjected to fraternity like initiation rituals steeped in secrecy?
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It is quite another order of knowledge that discloses, for example, the «lunar destiny» of human existence, the fact that man is «measured» by the temporal rhythms illustrated by the phases of the moon, that he is fated to die but, quite like the moon which reappears after three days of darkness, man too can begin his existence anew, that in any case he nourishes the hope in a life after death, assured or ameliorated through an initiation ritual.
Whether the initiation ritual revolves around doing silly things like dressing up in weird clothes during school or singing amusing songs at a school assembly, the activity should not be one that creates such anger and humiliation that the young student vow to get revenge.
At 16, its citizens partake in an initiation ritual, the Choosing Ceremony, in which, like Harry Potter and his wizardly kin, they choose their group for life.
The girls are involved in what seems like a ritual initiation, evolving from Basic Jennys to higher level Jennys.