African societies have rites of passage rituals that relate to A) the funeral of a respected elder
B) a youth's coming of age
C) the birth of a child
D) All of the above

The five rites are birth, adulthood, marriage, eldership, and ancestorship. ... age groups or the systematic ill treatment of women, children, or elders. ... These African cultures were not “perfect” as all human societies have ... initiation rites and it involves initiating the infant into the world through a ritual and naming ceremony.

Explanation:

giovanni battista pergolesi, italian baroque composer who wrote one of the most famous settings of the stabat mater. don lorenzo perosi, catholic priest and director of the sistine choir under five popes.