The significance of traditional rite of passage

Confucian culture is an important part of China traditional culture, which emphasizes people's self-cultivation and moral norms. Among them, the adult ceremony and the teacher-learning ceremony are two important ceremonies in Confucianism, which have far-reaching significance and value. Adult ceremony refers to an important ceremony for young men in ancient China, also known as crown ceremony. In Confucian culture, adult ceremony is regarded as an important symbol of a person's entering adulthood from youth, and it is also a symbol of a person becoming a truly useful person in society. In the adult ceremony, young men have to perform a series of ceremonies and sacrifices, accept the blessings and expectations of their ancestors and society, and at the same time accept their responsibilities and obligations as a member of society. In Confucian culture, it is regarded as an important symbol of a person's learning process and a symbol of a person becoming a truly learned person. During the ceremony, students should salute and kowtow to the teacher and accept the teacher's instructions and guidance. The ceremony emphasizes the relationship between master and apprentice and students' respect for the master, which is helpful to cultivate personal learning attitude and guidance. The ceremony of learning from teachers is also conducive to inheriting and carrying forward Confucian culture and maintaining the tradition and characteristics of Confucian school. Generally speaking, the ceremony of becoming an adult and the ceremony of learning from teachers in Confucian culture are of great significance and value. Emphasizing personal responsibility, collective consciousness and learning attitude is conducive to personal growth and social stability. At the same time, these ceremonies are also important traditions and characteristics of Confucian culture, which are helpful to inherit and carry forward Confucian thought and culture.