Coming of Age
A coming-of-age ceremony is an opportunity to support, honour, encourage and celebrate children who are stepping into adolescence or teenagers moving into adulthood.
So many 11 to 13 year olds are becoming independent, questioning everything around them, becoming more responsible, seeking support and mentorship and seeking the ability to forge their own path.
Coming-of-age ceremonies have been around for thousands of years, and are found in many different cultures from Irish traditional Confirmations, Bar and Bat Mitzvah, Rumspringa. Even the US tradition of Sweet 16 has its roots in the idea of coming-of-age.
““Where should I go?” -Alice. “That depends on where you want to end up.” - The Cheshire Cat.” ”