The rite of harakiri has changed with the years

Shepherd's wort and holy rite banish thee into the night.

It used to be the gang was a rite of passage.

Today, however, no shabby imitation of this sacred rite will be tolerated.

In Transkei, I witnessed a rite of passage into manhood, of the Xhosa tribe.

To witness this most unique rite all the retainers of this household have been gathered here.

Irma, wilt thou take Nestor here present for thy lawful husband according to the rite of our holy mother?

Nestor, wilt thou take Irma here present for thy lawful wife according to the rite of our holy mother, the Church?

In our tradition, there is a ceremony that girls have to undergo to become women, and it's a rite of passage to womanhood.

Jordan Benedict wilt thou take Juana Villalobos, here present for your lawful wife according to the rite of our holy mother, the Church?

Juana Villalobos wilt thou take Jordan Benedict, here present for your lawful husband according to the rite of our holy mother, the Church?

Becoming a mother the rite of passage that Mothers Day celebrates can carry a terrible burden of fear, anxiety, and loss for many women and their families.

Unto every community We have appointed a rite which they perform. Let them not therefore contend with thee in the affair and call them thou unto thy Lord, verily thou art on true guidance.

Unto every community We have appointed a rite which they perform. Let them not therefore contend with thee in the affair and call them thou unto thy Lord, verily thou art on true guidance.

For every nation We have appointed a Holy Rite which they shall perform. Do not let them dispute with you concerning the matter. Call to your Lord surely, you are upon a Straight Path.

For every nation We have appointed a Holy Rite which they shall perform. Do not let them dispute with you concerning the matter. Call to your Lord surely, you are upon a Straight Path.

In West Africa, where genital mutilation is seen as a rite of passage from childhood to womanhood, the age at which the practice is performed tends to be around 14 or 15, the age of puberty.

We have appointed for every nation a holy rite that they shall perform. Let them not therefore wrangle with thee upon the matter, and do thou summon unto thy Lord surely thou art upon a straight guidance.

We have appointed for every nation a holy rite that they shall perform. Let them not therefore wrangle with thee upon the matter, and do thou summon unto thy Lord surely thou art upon a straight guidance.

55. Through consultations with communities and religious and cultural groups and their leaders, Governments should explore alternatives to harmful traditional or customary practices, particularly where those practices form part of a ritual ceremony or rite of passage.

(g) To explore, through consultations with communities and religious and cultural groups and their leaders, alternatives to harmful traditional or customary practices, in particular where those practices form part of a ritual ceremony or rite of passage

We have appointed a rite for every nation, that they may commemorate God s name over the livestock He has provided for them. Your God is One God, so to Him submit, and announce good news to the humble.

We have appointed a rite for every nation, that they may commemorate God s name over the livestock He has provided for them. Your God is One God, so to Him submit, and announce good news to the humble.

For every nation We have appointed a rite so that they might mention Allah s Name over the livestock He has provided them. Your God is the One God, so submit to Him. And give good news to the humble

For every nation We have appointed a rite so that they might mention Allah s Name over the livestock He has provided them. Your God is the One God, so submit to Him. And give good news to the humble

Its most dramatic success has been its participation in the REACH (Reproductive, Educative and Community Health) programme, which substitutes gift giving and public celebration for the traditional practice of female genital mutilation as a rite of passage into womanhood.

We have appointed for every nation a holy rite, that they may mention God's Name over such beasts of the flocks as He has provided them. Your God is One God, so to Him surrender. And give thou good tidings unto the humble

We have appointed for every nation a holy rite, that they may mention God's Name over such beasts of the flocks as He has provided them. Your God is One God, so to Him surrender. And give thou good tidings unto the humble

Other researchers tell us that the rite of circumcision was practised by pagan peoples in the tropical zones of Africa and the Philippines, by the Incas in Mexico, by certain tribes in the Upper Amazon, and, in Australia, by the Arunta women.

129. To adopt a position in favour of female genital mutilation, as did the highest court of Sierra Leone as referred to above, on the basis of the Constitution, is regrettable regardless of the influence of those who make this practice an untouchable rite.

(m) To explore, through consultations with communities and religious and cultural groups and their leaders, alternatives to harmful traditional or customary practices, in particular where those practices form part of a ritual ceremony or rite of passage, as well as through alternative training and education possibilities for traditional practitioners

And for all religion We have appointed a rite of sacrifice that they may mention the name of Allah over what He has provided for them of sacrificial animals. For your god is one God, so to Him submit. And, O Muhammad , give good tidings to the humble before their Lord

And for all religion We have appointed a rite of sacrifice that they may mention the name of Allah over what He has provided for them of sacrificial animals. For your god is one God, so to Him submit. And, O Muhammad , give good tidings to the humble before their Lord

5.5 The complainant points out that, irrespective of the plausibility of the statements he made in the course of his application for asylum in Switzerland, the documents submitted testify to his conversion to Islam on 21 February 1990 and his second baptism in accordance with the Roman Catholic rite on 27 February 1996.

Kakenya Ntaiya made a deal with her father She would undergo the traditional Maasai rite of passage of female circumcision if he would let her go to high school. Ntaiya tells the fearless story of continuing on to college, and of working with her village elders to build a school for girls in her community. It s the educational journey of one that altered the destiny of 125 young women.