Initiation
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Initiation is a rite of passage marking entrance or acceptance into a group or society. It could also be a formal admission to adulthood in a community or one of its formal components. In a broad sens
New monks of Kriya Yoga are renamed by their guru during the three-day initiation ceremony in Amarkantak, Annupur, India.
The Okipa ceremony was a test for young Mandan men to prove themselves as warriors. The ceremony as witnessed by George Catlin, circa 1832
Freemasonry initiation. 18th century
Equator crossing ceremony on Empress of Australia, August 1941
Hazing
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Hazing, initiation, beasting, bastardisation, ragging, or deposition, is an act that humiliates, degrades, abuses, or endangers a person, regardless of their willingness to participate, the enduring o
Initiation
…also of military soldiers tend to form a closed 'family' which absorbs in members, who are often formally accepted, generally after a form of trial or hazing. In addition, there can be similar rites of passages associated with parts of naval and military life, which do not constitute true initiations as the…
Hazing of a French Army pilot in 1997 after he completed 1,000 flight hours
Paddling depicted on 1922 cover of College Humor magazine.
The Okipa ceremony of the Mandan people as witnessed by George Catlin, c. 1832
Tied and blindfolded first-year students from Universidad de Talca, Chile