A rite of passage is a ritual event that marks a person’s progress from one status to another. It is a universal phenomenon which can show anthropologists what social hierarchies, values and beliefs are important in specific cultures. Rites of passage are often ceremonies surrounding events such as other milestones within puberty, coming of age, marriage and death.
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This is rite of passage, Bali style, courtesy of AJ Hackett Bungy.
JErm is a web designer and an ex-9-to-5-er semi-retiring in Bali. He runs a small 
