Young person's transition from childhood to adulthood
"Of age" redirects here. For the term in legal contexts, see
Legal age
.
Coming of age
is a
young person
's transition from being a
child
to being an
adult
. The specific age at which this transition takes place varies between societies, as does the nature of the change. It can be a simple legal convention or can be part of a
ritual
or spiritual event.
In the past, and in some societies today, such a change is often associated with the age of
sexual maturity
(
puberty
), especially
menarche
and
spermarche
.
[1]
In others, it is associated with an age of religious responsibility.
Particularly in Western societies, modern legal conventions stipulate points around the end of adolescence and the beginning of
early adulthood
(most commonly 18 though ranging from 16 to 21) when adolescents are generally no longer considered
minors
and are granted the full rights and responsibilities of an adult.
Many cultures retain
ceremonies
to confirm the coming of age, and
coming-of-age stories
are a well-established sub-genre in
literature
, the
film industry
, and other forms of media.
Cultural
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Ancient Greek
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In certain states in Ancient Greece, such as
Sparta
and
Crete
, adolescent boys were expected to enter into a
mentoring
relationship with an adult man, in which they would be taught skills pertaining to adult life, such as
hunting
,
martial arts
and fine arts.
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Ancient Rome
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The puberty ritual for the young Roman male involved shaving his beard and taking off his
bulla
, an amulet worn to mark and protect underage youth, which he then dedicated to his household gods, the
Lares
.
[2]
He assumed the
toga virilis
("toga of manhood"), was enrolled as a
citizen
on the
census
, and soon began his military service.
[3]
Traditionally, the ceremony was held on the
Liberalia
, the festival in honor of the god
Liber
, who embodied both political and sexual liberty, but other dates could be chosen for individual reasons.
[4]
Rome lacked the elaborate female puberty rituals of ancient Greece, and for girls, the wedding ceremony was in part a rite of passage for the bride. Girls coming of age
dedicated
their dolls to
Artemis
, the goddess most concerned with virginity, or to
Aphrodite
when they were preparing for marriage.
[5]
All adolescents in ritual preparation to transition to adult status wore the
tunica recta
, the "upright tunic", but girls wove their own. The garment was called
recta
because it was woven by tradition on a type of upright loom that had become archaic in later periods.
[6]
Roman girls were expected to remain virgins until
marriage
, but boys were often introduced to heterosexual behaviors by a
prostitute
.
[7]
The higher the
social rank
of a girl, the sooner she was likely to become
betrothed
and married.
[8]
The general age of betrothal for women of the upper classes was fourteen, but for
patricians
as early as twelve. Weddings, however, were often postponed until the girl was considered mature enough. Males typically postponed marriage till they had served in the military for some time and were beginning their political careers, around age 25. Patrician males, however, might marry considerably earlier;
Julius Caesar
was married for the first time by the age of 18.
On the night before the wedding, the bride bound up her hair with a yellow hairnet she had woven. The confining of her hair signifies the harnessing of her sexuality within marriage. Her weaving of the
tunica recta
and the hairnet demonstrated her skill and her capacity for acting in the traditional matron's role as
custos
domi
, "guardian of the house".
[9]
On her wedding day, she belted her tunic with the
cingulum
, made from the wool of an ewe to symbolize fertility, and tied with the "
knot of Hercules
", which was supposed to be hard to untie.
[10]
The knot symbolized wifely chastity, in that it was to be untied only by her husband, but the
cingulum
also symbolized that the bridegroom "was belted and bound" to his wife.
[11]
The bride's hair was ritually styled in "six tresses"
(seni crines)
, and she was veiled until uncovered by her husband at the end of the ceremony, a ritual of surrendering her virginity to him.
[12]
Anglo-Celtic
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The legal age of majority is 18 in most
Anglo-Celtic
cultures (such as
Australia
,
New Zealand
, the
United Kingdom
, and
Ireland
). One is legally enabled to vote, purchase tobacco and alcohol, marry without parental consent (although one can wed at 16 in
Scotland
and
New Zealand
) and sign contracts. But in the early twentieth century, the age of legal majority was 21, although the
marriageable age
was typically lower. Even though turning 21 now has few, if any, legal effects in most of these countries, its former legal status as the age of majority has caused it to continue to be celebrated.
Canada
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]
In Canada, a person aged 16 and over can legally drive a car and work, but are only considered to be an adult at age 18 like in the US. In most provinces, the legal age to purchase alcohol and cigarettes is 19, except in
Alberta
,
Manitoba
, and
Quebec
where it is 18 years old.
India
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In India, a person aged 18 and over is allowed to own and drive a car, and has attained the right to vote and the age of consent. Inspired by the western cultures however there are usually sweet sixteen birthday parties celebrated across the country but with little cultural significance besides having now become a young adult. The drinking age varies within states from 18 to 21 years old.
Humanist
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In some countries,
Humanist
or
freethinker
organisations have arranged courses or camps for non-religious adolescents, in which they can study or work on ethical, social, and personal topics important for adult life, followed by a formal rite of passage comparable to the Christian Confirmation. Some of these ceremonies are even called "civil confirmations". The purpose of these ceremonies is to offer a festive ritual for those youngsters, who do not believe in any religion, but nevertheless want to mark their transition from childhood to adulthood.
[13]
Indonesia
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In Bali, the coming of age ceremony is supposed to take place after a girl's first menstrual period or a boy's voice breaks. However, due to expense, it is often delayed until later. The upper canines are filed down slightly to symbolize the effacing of the individual's "wild" nature.
While in
Nias island
, a young man must jump up over a stone (normally about 1 or 2 meters) as a part of the coming of age ceremony.
Japan
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]
Since 1948, the
age of majority
in
Japan
has been 20; persons under 20 are not permitted to smoke or drink. Until June 2016, people under 20 were not permitted to vote.
[14]
The government of Japan lowered the age of majority to 18, which came into effect in 2021.
[15]
Coming-of-age ceremonies, known as
seijin shiki
, are held on the second Monday of January. At the ceremony, all of the men and women participating are brought to a government building and listen to many speakers, similar to a graduation ceremony. At the conclusion of the ceremony government officials give speeches, and small presents are handed out to the new adults.
Korea
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In Korea, citizens are permitted to marry, vote, drive, drink alcohol, and smoke at age 19.
[
clarification needed
]
The Monday of the third week of May is "coming-of-age day". There has been a traditional coming of age ceremony since before the
Goryeo
dynasty, but it has mostly disappeared. In the traditional way, when boys or girls were between the ages of fifteen and twenty, boys wore
gat
, a Korean traditional hat made of bamboo and horsehair, and girls did their hair in a
chignon
with a
binyeo
, a Korean traditional ornamental hairpin. Both of them wore
hanbok
, which are sometimes worn at the coming of age ceremony in the present day.
Latin America
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In some
[
which?
]
Latin American countries, when a female reaches the age of 15, her relatives organize a very expensive celebration. It is usually a large party, called a
Quinceanera
in Spanish speaking countries and
Baile de Debutantes
(also called
Festa de 15 [anos]
, literally: Party of 15 [years]) in Brazil. The legal age of
adulthood
varies by country.
Papua New Guinea
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Kovave is a ceremony to initiate Papua New Guinea boys into adult society. It involves dressing up in a conical hat which has long strands of leaves hanging from the edge, down to below the waist. The name
Kovave
is also used to describe the head-dress.
Philippines
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In the Philippines, a popular coming of age celebration for 18-year-old women is the
debut
. It is normally a formal affair, with a strict dress code such as a coat and tie for the upper-middle and upper classes, and usually has a theme or color scheme that is related to the dress code. The debutante traditionally chooses for her entourage "18 Roses", who are 18 special men or boys in the girl's life such as boyfriends, relatives and brothers, and "18 Candles", who are the Roses' female counterparts. Each presents a rose or candle then delivers a short speech about the debutante. The Roses sometimes dance with the debutante before presenting their flower and speech, with the last being her father or boyfriend. Other variations exist, such as 18 Treasures (of any gender; gives a present instead of a candle or flower) or other types of flowers aside from roses being given, but the significance of "18" is almost always retained.
Filipino men, on the other hand, celebrate their
debut
on their 21st birthday. There is no traditionally set program marking this event, and celebrations differ from family to family. Both men and women may opt not to hold a debut at all.
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citation needed
]
Romani
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In the
Romani culture
, males are called
Shave
when they come of age at 20, and females
Sheya
. Males are then taught to drive and work in their family's line of trade, while females are taught the women's line of work.
Scandinavian and Slavic
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In
Ukraine
,
Poland
, and the
Scandinavian
Countries, the legal coming of age of a person is celebrated at either 18 or 21.
South Africa
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In South Africa, the Xhosa
Ulwaluko
and the Sotho
Lebollo la banna
circumcision and manhood ceremonies are still undertaken by the majority of males.
Spain
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In Spain during the 19th century, there was a civilian coming of age bound to the compulsory
military service
. The
quintos
were the boys of the village that reached the age of eligibility for military service (18 years), thus forming the
quinta
of a year. In rural Spain, the
mili
was the first and sometimes the only experience of life away from family. In the days before their departure, the
quintos
knocked on every door to ask for food and drink. They held a common festive meal with what they gathered and sometimes painted some graffiti reading "
Vivan los quintos del ano
" as a memorial of their leaving their youth. Years later, the
quintos
of the same year could still hold yearly meals to remember times past. By the end of the 20th century, the
rural exodus
, the diffusion of city customs and the loss of prestige of military service changed the relevance of
quintos
parties. In some places, the party included the village girls of the same age, thus becoming less directly related to military service. In others, the tradition was simply lost.
In 2002,
conscription
was abolished in Spain in favor of an
all-professional military
. As a result, the
quintos
disappeared except for a few rural areas where it is kept as a coming of age traditional party without further consequences.
United States
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In the United States, people are allowed to drive at 16 in all states, with the exception of New Jersey, which requires drivers to be 17 and older, and sometimes receive the responsibility of owning their own car. People are allowed to drive at age 15 in Idaho and Montana. At 16, people are also legally allowed to donate blood and work in most establishments. In spite of this, it is not until the age of 18 that a person is legally considered an adult and can vote and join the military (age 17 with parental consent). The legal age for purchasing and consuming alcohol, tobacco, and recreational marijuana (in
states where it is legal
) is 21.
[16]
[17]
Multiple localities have also raised the minimum purchase age independent of state laws.
[18]
Vietnam
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During the feudal period, the coming of age was celebrated at 15 for noblemen. Nowadays, the age is 20 for both genders.
Religious
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Baha'i
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Turning 15, the "age of maturity", as the Baha'i faith terms it, is a time when a child is considered spiritually mature. Declared Baha'is that have reached the age of maturity are expected to begin observing certain
Baha'i laws
, such as obligatory prayer and fasting.
[19]
Buddhism
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Theravada
boys, typically just under the age of 20 years, undergo a
Shinbyu
ceremony, where they are
initiated
into the Temple as Novice Monks (
Samanera
). They will typically stay in the monastery for between 3 days and 3 years, most commonly for one 3-month "rainy season retreat" (
vassa
), held annually from late July to early October. During this period the boys experience the rigors of an orthodox Buddhist monastic lifestyle ? a lifestyle that involves
celibacy
, formal voluntary
poverty
, absolute
nonviolence
, and daily
fasting
between noon and the following day's sunrise.
Depending on how long they stay, the boys will learn various chants and recitations in the canonical language (
Pali
) ? typically the Buddha's more famous discourses (
Suttas
) and verses (
Gathas
) ? as well as Buddhist ethics and higher monastic discipline (
Vinaya
). If they stay long enough and conditions permit, they may be tutored in the meditative practices (
bhavana
, or
dhyana
) that are at the heart of Buddhism's program for the self-development of alert tranquillity (
samadhi
), wisdom (
prajna
), and divine mental states (
brahmavihara
).
After living the novitiate monastic life for some time, the boy, now considered to have "come of age", will either take higher ordination as a fully ordained monk (a
bhikkhu
) or will (more often) return to lay life. In Southeast Asian countries, where most practitioners of
Theravada
Buddhism reside, women will often refuse to marry a man who has not ordained temporarily as a
Samanera
in this way at some point in his life. Men who have completed this
Samanera
ordination and have returned to lay life are considered primed for adult married life and are described in the
Thai language
and the
Khmer language
by terms which roughly translate as "cooked", "finished", or "cooled off" in English, as in meal preparation/consumption. Thus, one's monastic training is seen to have prepared one properly for familial, social, and civic duty and/or one's passions and unruliness of the boy are seen to have "cooled down" enough for him to be of use to a woman as a proper man.
Christianity
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In many
Western Christian
churches (those deriving from Rome after the
East-West Schism
), a young person is eligible to receive
confirmation
, which is considered a
sacrament
in Catholicism, and a
rite
in Lutheranism, Anglicanism, Methodism, Irvingism, and Reformed Christianity.
[20]
[21]
The Catholic and Methodist denominations teach that in confirmation, the Holy Spirit strengthens a baptized individual for their faith journey.
[22]
[23]
This is usually done by a
bishop
or an
abbot
laying their hands upon the foreheads of the young person (usually between the ages of 12 and 15 years), and marking them with the seal of the
Holy Spirit
. In some Christian denominations, the confirmand (now an adult in the eyes of the Church) takes a
Saint
's name as a confirmation name.
In Christian denominations that practice
Believer's Baptism
(baptism by voluntary decision, as opposed to baptism in early infancy), it is normatively carried out after the age of accountability has arrived, as with many
Anabaptist
denominations, such as the
Mennonites
. Some traditions withhold the rite of Holy Communion from those not yet at the age of accountability, on the grounds that children do not understand what the sacrament means. In the 20th century, Roman Catholic children began to be admitted to communion some years before confirmation, with an annual
First Communion
service ? a practice that was extended to some
paedobaptist
Protestant groups, such as Lutheranism and Anglicanism?but since the
Second Vatican Council
, the withholding of confirmation to a later age, e.g. mid-teens in the United States, early teens in Ireland and Britain, has in some areas been abandoned in favour of restoring the traditional order of the three
sacraments of initiation
.
[24]
[25]
[26]
In some denominations,
full membership in the Church
, if not bestowed at birth, often must wait until the age of accountability and frequently is granted only after a period of preparation known as
catechesis
. The time of innocence before one has the ability to understand truly the laws of God and that God sees one as innocent is also seen as applying to individuals who suffer from a mental disability which prevents them from ever reaching a time when they are capable of understanding the laws of God. These individuals are thus seen, according to some Christians, as existing in a perpetual state of innocence.
Catholicism
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In 1910,
Pope Pius X
issued the decree
Quam singulari
, which changed the age of eligibility for receiving both the sacrament of
Penance
and the
Eucharist
to a "time when a child begins to reason, that is about the seventh year, more or less." Previously, local standards had been at least 10 or 12 or even 14 years old.
[27]
Historically, the sacrament of confirmation has been administered to youth who have reached the "age of discretion". The
catechism
states that confirmation should be received "at the appropriate time", but in danger of death it can be administered to children. Together with the sacraments of
baptism
and the Eucharist, the
sacrament of confirmation
completes the sacraments of Christian initiation, "for without Confirmation and Eucharist, Baptism is certainly valid and efficacious, but Christian initiation remains incomplete."
[28]
In
Eastern Catholic
Churches, infants receive confirmation and communion immediately after baptism. In
Eastern Christianity
the baptising priest confirms infants directly after
baptism
.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
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]
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
sets the age of accountability and minimum age for baptism at 8 years of age. All persons younger than 8 are considered innocent and not accountable for their sinning.
[29]
The Church considers mentally challenged individuals whose mental age is under 8 to be in a perpetual state of innocence, while other doctrines teach that no one is 'without sin', both believe that those at a certain age are considered innocent.
Confucianism
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]
According to the
Grand Historian
, the
Duke of Zhou
wrote the
Rites of Zhou
about 3000 years ago, which documented fundamental ceremonies in ancient China, including the Coming of Age rite.
[30]
Then
Confucius
and his students wrote the
Book of Rites
, which introduced and further explained important ceremonies in Confucianism.
[31]
When a man turned 20, his parents would hold a
Guan Li
(also named the capping ceremony); when a girl turned 15, she would receive a
Ji Li
(also known as the Hairpin Ceremony).
[32]
These rites were considered to represent a person being mature and prepared to get married and start a family; therefore, they were the beginning of all the moral rites.
[33]
[34]
During this rite of passage, the young person receives his/her
style name
.
Hinduism
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In Hinduism coming of age generally signifies that a boy or girl is mature enough to understand his responsibility towards family and society. Some castes in Hinduism also have the sacred thread ceremony, called
Upanayana
, for
Dvija
(twice-born) boys that mark their coming of age to do religious ceremonies. A rite of passage males have to go through is Bhrataman (or Chudakarma) that marks adulthood.
In the
traditional Ifa faith
of the
Yoruba people
of
West Africa
and the many New World religions that it subsequently gave birth to, men and women are often
initiated
to the service of one of the hundreds of subsidiary spirits that serve the
Orisha
Olodumare
, the group's conception of the
Almighty God
. The mystic links that are forged by way of these initiations, which typically occur at puberty, are the conduits that are used by adherents to attempt to achieve what can be seen as the equivalent of the Buddhist
enlightenment
by way of a combination of personalized
meditations
,
reincarnations
and
spirit possessions
.
Islam
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]
Children are not required to perform any obligatory religious obligations prior to reaching the age of puberty, although they are encouraged to begin
praying
at the age of seven. Once a person begins puberty, they are required to perform salat and other obligations of Islam.
[35]
A girl is considered an adult when she begins menstruating, while a boy is considered an adult at twelve-to-fifteen years old. The evidence for this is the narration of Ibn Umar that he said: "Allah's Apostle called me to present myself in front of him on the eve of the battle of Uhud, while I was fourteen years of age at that time and he did not allow me to take part in that battle but he called me in front of him on the eve of the battle of the Trench when I was fifteen years old, and he allowed me to join the battle." (Reported by Bukhari and Muslim). When Umar Ibn Abdul Aziz heard this Hadith he made this age the evidence to differentiate between a mature and an immature person.
In some Islamic cultures circumcision (
khitan
) can be a ritual associated with coming of age for boys, taking place in late childhood or early adolescence.
[36]
Judaism
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In the Jewish faith, boys reach religious maturity at the age of thirteen and become a
bar mitzvah
("bar mitzvah" means "son of the commandment" literally, and "subject to commandments" figuratively). Girls mature a year earlier, and become a
bat mitzvah
("bat mitzvah" means "daughter of the commandment") at twelve. The new men and women are looked upon as adults and are expected to uphold the Jewish commandments and laws. Also, in religious court they are adults and can marry with their new title of an adult. Nonetheless, in the Talmud; Pirkei Avot (5:25), Rabbi Yehuda ben Teime gives the age of 18 as the appropriate age to get married. At the end of the bar or bat mitzvah, the boy or girl is showered with candies, which act as "sweet blessings". Besides the actual ceremony, there usually is a bar or bat mitzvah party.
Chassidim
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]
In various Chassidic sects when boys turn 3 years of age, they have an
upsherin
(sect related typical
Brooklin-Yiddish
for
Yiddish
Abshern
, for German
Abscheren
, "Haare schneiden", engl.
hair cut
,
lit.
'
to sheer away
'
) ceremony, when they receive their first haircut. Until then, their parents allow their hair to grow long, until they undergo this esoteric rite. Little girls for the first time co-light some extra
″
Shabbat
candles, after their mothers did so, also when they turn 3 years of age.
Shinto
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]
In the Shinto faith, boys were taken to the shrine of their patron deity at approximately 12?14 years old. They were then given adult clothes and a new haircut. This was called
Genpuku
.
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citation needed
]
Sikhism
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]
In
Sikhism
, when one reaches the age of maturity, the men will typically partake in a ceremony called Dastar Bandhi. This is the first time the proper Sikh
Turban
is tied on the adolescent. Women who wear the turban may also partake in the ceremony, although it is less common.
See also
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References
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]
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Joseph, Suad (2003).
Encyclopedia of Women & Islamic Cultures
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68
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Persius
5.30?31.
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Larissa Bonfante, introduction to
The World of Roman Costume
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- ^
Ariadne Staples,
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Propertius
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,
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Beryl Rawson,
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- ^
Sebesta, "Women's Costume," pp. 533?534.
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Amy Richlin, "Not before Homosexuality: The Materiality of the
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- ^
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Roman Hercules
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- ^
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In this connection it should be stated that as it is the custom of the Lutheran Church to receive into full membership only those who have been confirmed
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Confirmation in the Anglican Communion is the laying on of hands (of the Bishop) upon those who are baptised and have come to years of discretion. In this case, it involves those baptised both at infancy and adulthood. It is the attainment of this status, among other conditions, that determines, in the Anglican Church, full membership of the Church and eligibility to be admitted to the Lord's Table, and to enjoy certain rights of the Church.
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