How old is the bar mitzvah?

In the old society, the ceremony held when young people entered adulthood: Han men were crowned at the age of 20 and women were sealed at the age of 15.

Modern men and women are 18 years old.

Adult ceremony is a life ceremony to admit that young people have the ability and qualification to enter the society, which is a universal cultural phenomenon. A bar mitzvah usually has a grand ceremony.

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Local customs:

1. Dress-changing ceremony in the Yi area of Ninglang, Yunnan.

2. Men and women of Yongning Naxi nationality in Ninglang Yi Autonomous County of Yunnan Province wear skirts and trousers respectively.

3. Reporting Ceremony of Bulang Nationality in Xishuangbanna, Yunnan.

4. The Yao people in Malipo, Yunnan Province performed the "abstinence" ceremony.

5. Tibetan women wear bazhu rites.

6. The rite of passage for Gaoshan men aged 16 to 19 in Taiwan Province Province. Including fasting, admonishing elders, holding races, singing and dancing, feasting and other activities. All branches of Gaoshan nationality in the east coast of Taiwan Province Province and the central mountain range have this custom, but the content and time of the ceremony are different.

7. Pumi customs

When Pumi children reach the age of 13, they hold the ceremony of "wearing pants" and "wearing skirts", which is called "coming of age ceremony".

Most of the Pumi initiation ceremonies are held during the Spring Festival. Most ceremonies are performed by mothers or uncles. At that time, the whole family sat around the burning fireplace and watched the scene with joy. Adult children go to the sacred pillar in front of the fireplace and step on pig fat and food bags with their feet. Pig fat symbolizes wealth, and grain bags symbolize harvest, which means that when you grow up, you will have no worries about food and clothing and live a happy life.

If it's a boy, take a sharp knife in your right hand and a silver dollar in your left. The silver dollar symbolizes the trajectory of life, and the sharp knife symbolizes courage. If you are a girl, you should hold earrings, bracelets and other decorations in your right hand and linen and linen in your left hand.

It symbolizes the family rights that can be enjoyed and the labor obligations that should be undertaken. Then the wizard prayed to the Kitchen God and ancestors, and his uncle or mother put on a gown, coat and trousers (pleated skirt).

After dressing up, everyone should send him (her) a small gift to congratulate him (her). Boys (girls) should also kowtow to Kitchen God and relatives and friends one by one, and propose a toast to thank them, hoping to continue to get their protection and help in the future life journey. After that, adult boys or girls can participate in collective productive labor and various social activities.

It is said that Pumi people have a long-standing custom of "wearing pants" and "wearing skirts" for children over 13 years old. According to legend, when Kublai Khan attacked Yunnan and passed through western Sichuan, two Pumi teenagers as young as 13 went south with the army and fought bravely, which won Kublai Khan's appreciation.

Later, in order to commemorate them and educate future generations, it is convenient to hold an adult ceremony for children aged 13 every New Year, wishing them healthy growth and becoming ambitious people in the future. Since then, this activity has become a habit and has been passed down to this day.

References:

Adult ceremony-Baidu encyclopedia