Jugendweihe
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Jugendweihe or Jugendfeier is a secular coming of age ceremony for German 14-year-olds. It originated among the secular societies in the 19th century as an alternative to confirmation by the Roman Cat
Jugendfeier of the Humanistischer Verband in Berlin 2011
Celebration for Jugendweihe participants in Sonneberg, 1958
Jugendweihe ceremony in Berlin-Lichtenberg, March 1989
The Humanistischer Verband Deutschlands is an organisation to promote and spread a secular humanist worldview and an advocate for the rights of nonreligious people. It was founded 1993 in Berlin and c
Jugendweihe
…atheism was encouraged under the SED. There are various different groups that organise Jugendweihes in Germany, but the most important ones are the Humanistische Verband Deutschlands ("Humanist Association of Germany"), Jugendweihe Deutschland e. V., and die Arbeiterwohlfahrt ("the Worker Welfare"). Today the term Jugendfeier is…
HVD headquarters in Berlin.