The definition of what a rite of passage is as described in the PowerPoint: Rites of Passage is: when a person goes through a and changes from one social to another.

Ritual;

Status

Explanation:

Ritual

This is refered to as different types of acts, most of which are religion and magic in nature and followed by a sequence established by traditions. They are often tagged as consecrated behaviors.

The Rites of Passage

This can be refered to as any religious rituals that is the birth or mark of a ceremonial or important changes in individual status or social stand at different points or stages in the human life cycle. It involves making a transition from one phase of life to another phase of life.

Examples are birth, marriage or death.

There are three specific ritual phases. They are;

1. Separation

2. Transition, and

3. Integration