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Coming of Age

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In PE, we are on our puberty unit and coming of age. Where boys and girls go through a time where they experience changes and mature. In different cultures, they have different ways of celebrating the coming of age. For example Native Americans have different ways of doing the rite of passage. It all depends on the tribe they come from. But something that they do is the girls and boys are separated from the tribe and spend many days alone fasting. They fast because they believe that it teaches them to be patient and and discipline. Since they are isolated, this allows them to be focused on their goal during this period of time, which is to have a dream or vision. Now, this can take up to four to fourteen days. For girls, they have to stay in a wigwam (which
is a domed room) that their mothers have made for them. After they have had their vision or dream, they come back and have a feast.

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