Cultural Rites of Passage & Explaining Each Stage

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Grade 6 Term 2 Personal Development and Social Well-being: Cultural Rites of Passage & explaining each stage GRADE 6 the after-life. African cultures In peoplewhohave diedare called ancestors andare rather apassingfrom thephysical world to world. thespirit alsobelieve Muslims in faiths, and alsoinChristian traditional African death society In isnotseenasfinal, but Death a wedding ceremony andcelebration. inmostcultureschildren. iscelebrated Marriage with to beanadultuntil theyhave andhad married communities andapersonisnottrulyconsidered African societies, thefocus isonbuildingfamiliesand inthefuture.fulfil theirobjectives In traditional will helpeachotherthrough therest oftheirlives to so that children may andthat beborn thetwo adults This represents thejoiningoftwo peopleandtwo families Marriage and words ofwisdomfrom olderfamily. is alsothrown to celebrate this, whichmay involves speechesabouttheyoung adult In Western societies, adulthoodisachieved at theageof18or21andusuallyaparty Traditionally, to celebrate afamilythrows themilestone. aparty Jewish education ofayoung Hebrew. person.AchildstudiesJudaismandlearns theJewishfaith,thereIn isacelebration ofBaror ‘Bat Mitzvah’ ofthe whichispart when achildbecomes ateenager, around 12-13years ofage. The of purpose IslamandJudaismintraditional African cultures,In thisisthetimeoflife Adolescence andAdulthood © e-classroom © e-classroom

thought to communicate withthepeoplewhoare stillalive. Deaths just died. wakes where oftheonewhohas peoplespeakoftheirmemories are by ceremonies, marked burial and funerals, services memorial For example, whenaJewishpersondies, thebodyofperson is washed in warm water to represent cleansingandthenitis dressed inaplaincloth calledashroud, andput into asimple 48 hours. This isfollowed by Shiva whenthepeoplewho are wooden box called acoffin. within Theperson shouldbeburied rites at this stageisto remind teenagers that they have aresponsibility to become productive adults that are positively involved inthecommunity. In traditional African societies, young teens are of taken away for awhileto betaught therules of adulthoodby theireldersandgothrough initiation ceremonies. theIslamicfaith,once In a personbegins puberty, theyare required per day that are Muslims to expected pray. salat whichare thefiveto perform prayers www.e-classroom.co.za

Grade 6 Term 2 Personal Development and Social Well-being: Cultural Rites of Passage & explaining each stage GRADE 6 celebrated inourcountry. Colour above inthepictures that show someofthedifferentrites ofpassage Instructions attend Candlesthe mourners aservice. are litandthetombstone isrevealed. mourning, visitthehomeofdeadpersonfor seven days. Ayear thedeath after © e-classroom © e-classroom www.e-classroom.co.za

Grade 6 Term 2 Personal Development and Social Well-being: Cultural Rites of Passage & explaining each stage GRADE 6