The Ceremony The celebration itself changes from locality to locality, but certain features reoccur: music and poetry frame the ceremony and there are civic and cultural dignitaries taking part. A standard part of the ceremonial…
Coming of Age
About Humanist Coming of Age in Norway As Norway is the country with the most popular Humanist Coming of Age, it may be good to know some background on how it developed. For hundreds of…
Coming of Age
Weekly Course, Weekend Gatherings, or Summer Camp? How much time for a course? Subjects to cover The idea of the course is not to duplicate the school curriculum, but offer something in addition. The course…
Coming of Age
The Aim of a Humanist Coming of Age A Humanist Coming of Age is a good event to prepare a teenager for the adulthood to come. The idea is not that the participants must be…
Coming of Age
When is the Coming of Age? In Lutheran churches in northern Europe, the confirmation is a well established tradition the year someone turns 15. Jewish tradition has its Bat and Bar Mitzvah at 12 and…
Coming of Age
Why a Humanist Coming of Age Ceremony? We humans have throughout our existence, in all cultures, at all times, celebrated the great turning points of life in our rites of passage. The transformation from child…