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Pretty much every culture in the world has a coming-of-age ceremony to mark a child’s passage into adulthood. For some, it’s just a fun celebration. For others, it’s a brutal, scarring horror show. In today’s video, I look at some of the wildest rites of passage on the planet and ask… would you do it?
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweet_sixteen_(birthday)
nytimes.com/1978/01/04/archives/sweet-sixteen-a-rite-that-persists-the-party-originated-as-a-way-of.html
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debutante
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cotillion
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quinceañera
tokyoesque.com/seijin-no-hi-japans-coming-of-age-day
youtube.com/watch?v=eOmGdVGdowk
chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/1912609/jewish/Bar-Mitzvah-When-It-Is-and-How-to-Celebrate.htm
britannica.com/topic/Bar-Mitzvah
suampripadnews.wordpress.com/2012-2/term-4/khatam-al-quran-ceremony
boldsky.com/yoga-spirituality/faith-mysticism/2016/what-is-chudakarana-samskara-in-hinduisim-100914.html?story=1
https://groups.etown.edu/amishstudies/cultural-practices/rumspringa/
blueandgoldonline.org/16642/reviews/turning-red-an-authentic-coming-of-age-film-that-celebrates-teenage-girlhood
https://roar.media/english/life/culture-identities/puberty-rituals-in-sri-lanka-a-tale-of-blood-demons-and-flower-baths
listverse.com/2019/02/22/10-ancient-coming-of-age-rituals
bali.com/bali/travel-guide/culture/tooth-filing-ceremony
villabossibali.com/en/blog/metatah-traditional-balinese-tooth-filing-ceremony
azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona/2014/10/05/apache-dance-sunrise-ceremony-womanhood/16616029
barbbooks.wordpress.com/2016/06/09/reaching-adulthood-through-the-wintry-wilderness-inuit-rite-of-passage
bbc.com/travel/article/20160926-mongolias-6000-year-tradition
ancient-origins.net/history-ancient-traditions/walkabout-coming-age-0012191
juanmatiasblogforenglish.files.wordpress.com/2013/09/juan-matias-and-miguel-walkabout-final-template.pdf
https://site.uit.no/ruhta/dipo/
youtube.com/watch?v=PA6e6cqsNX0
youtube.com/watch?v=AuWAkt31BV8
pib.socioambiental.org/en/Povo:Matis
brilliant-ethiopia.com/hamer-bull-jumping-ceremony
joyrobin.wordpress.com/2015/01/22/the-hamer-bull-jumping-ceremony
worldhistory.org/article/342/agoge-the-spartan-education-program
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crypteia
http://plainshumanities.unl.edu/encyclopedia/doc/egp.rel.037
denverartmuseum.org/en/edu/object/cutting-scene-mandan-o-kee-pa-ceremony
maasai-association.org/ceremonies.html
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 - Intro
2:50 - A Good Time
5:06 - Religious Rites
8:40 - Fertility Rituals
11:23 - Feats of Skill
19:01 - Extreme Ceremonies
24:50 - Sponsor - Ground News
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Pretty much every culture in the world has a coming-of-age ceremony to mark a child’s passage into adulthood. For some, it’s just a fun celebration. For others, it’s a brutal, scarring horror show. In today’s video, I look at some of the wildest rites of passage on the planet and ask… would you do it?
Check out the corresponding "too spicy for YouTube" video over on Nebula:
nebula.tv/videos/joescott-comingofage-rituals-too-spicy-for-youtube
Want to support the channel? Here's how:
Patreon: patreon.com/answerswithjoe
Channel Memberships: youtube.com/channel/UC-2YHgc363EdcusLIBbgxzg/join
T-Shirts & Merch: answerswithjoe.com/store
Check out my 2nd channel, Joe Scott TMI:
youtube.com/channel/UCqi721JsXlf0wq3Z_cNA_Ew
And my podcast channel, Conversations With Joe:
youtube.com/channel/UCJzc7TiJ2nnuyJkUpOZ8RKA
You can listen to my podcast, Conversations With Joe on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.
Spotify 👉 spoti.fi/37iPGzF
Apple Podcasts 👉 apple.co/3j94kfq
Google Podcasts 👉 bit.ly/3qZCo1V
Interested in getting a Tesla or going solar? Use my referral link and get discounts and perks:
https://ts.la/joe74700
Follow me at all my places!
Instagram: instagram.com/answerswithjoe
TikTok: tiktok.com/@answerswithjoe
Facebook: facebook.com/answerswithjoe
Twitter: twitter.com/answerswithjoe
LINKS LINKS LINKS
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweet_sixteen_(birthday)
nytimes.com/1978/01/04/archives/sweet-sixteen-a-rite-that-persists-the-party-originated-as-a-way-of.html
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debutante
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cotillion
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quinceañera
tokyoesque.com/seijin-no-hi-japans-coming-of-age-day
youtube.com/watch?v=eOmGdVGdowk
chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/1912609/jewish/Bar-Mitzvah-When-It-Is-and-How-to-Celebrate.htm
britannica.com/topic/Bar-Mitzvah
suampripadnews.wordpress.com/2012-2/term-4/khatam-al-quran-ceremony
boldsky.com/yoga-spirituality/faith-mysticism/2016/what-is-chudakarana-samskara-in-hinduisim-100914.html?story=1
https://groups.etown.edu/amishstudies/cultural-practices/rumspringa/
blueandgoldonline.org/16642/reviews/turning-red-an-authentic-coming-of-age-film-that-celebrates-teenage-girlhood
https://roar.media/english/life/culture-identities/puberty-rituals-in-sri-lanka-a-tale-of-blood-demons-and-flower-baths
listverse.com/2019/02/22/10-ancient-coming-of-age-rituals
bali.com/bali/travel-guide/culture/tooth-filing-ceremony
villabossibali.com/en/blog/metatah-traditional-balinese-tooth-filing-ceremony
azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona/2014/10/05/apache-dance-sunrise-ceremony-womanhood/16616029
barbbooks.wordpress.com/2016/06/09/reaching-adulthood-through-the-wintry-wilderness-inuit-rite-of-passage
bbc.com/travel/article/20160926-mongolias-6000-year-tradition
ancient-origins.net/history-ancient-traditions/walkabout-coming-age-0012191
juanmatiasblogforenglish.files.wordpress.com/2013/09/juan-matias-and-miguel-walkabout-final-template.pdf
https://site.uit.no/ruhta/dipo/
youtube.com/watch?v=PA6e6cqsNX0
youtube.com/watch?v=AuWAkt31BV8
pib.socioambiental.org/en/Povo:Matis
brilliant-ethiopia.com/hamer-bull-jumping-ceremony
joyrobin.wordpress.com/2015/01/22/the-hamer-bull-jumping-ceremony
worldhistory.org/article/342/agoge-the-spartan-education-program
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crypteia
http://plainshumanities.unl.edu/encyclopedia/doc/egp.rel.037
denverartmuseum.org/en/edu/object/cutting-scene-mandan-o-kee-pa-ceremony
maasai-association.org/ceremonies.html
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 - Intro
2:50 - A Good Time
5:06 - Religious Rites
8:40 - Fertility Rituals
11:23 - Feats of Skill
19:01 - Extreme Ceremonies
24:50 - Sponsor - Ground News
