These rituals solidified a new identity helping individuals to function and fit into the community as
responsible adults. The understanding of the cycles of change was passed down from the wise
elders of the tribe, who reinforced these necessary role changes with ceremony and ritual.
These rituals all had much symbolism, which affected the initiates on both a conscious and a
subconscious level.
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