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rite of passage |
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rite of passage, rite de passage a ceremony performed in some cultures at times when an individual changes his status, as at puberty and marriage How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| In effect, the industry generated a social space-time that is composed of a series of commercialized passage rites designed to transform the bereaved person from the life-world to the afterlife, and which take the person's relatives from the hospital to the crematory and to the graveyard. Called the "Leeward Passage Rite," these approvals will enable Viva to institute its commuter service from the Dominican Republic to points that eventually will include Puerto Rico, Bahamas, Aruba, St. |
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