print email comment close Rites of Passage in America URL: http://www2.hsp.org/exhibits/Balch%20exhibits/rites/rites.html Description: Companion to a 1992-1995 traveling exhibition organized by the Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies on ways that Americans mark life transitions. Includes general essays, and case studies on rites of passage such as the Latin American quinceañera and Day of the Dead, edin toa (Akan baby-naming ceremony), the African American unyago, Chinese birth traditions, and more. Includes images and a brief bibliography. From the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. Publisher: Historical Society of Pennsylvania Extra Keywords quinceanera 15 fifteenth Library of Congress Subject Headings: Rites and ceremonies -- United States United States -- Social life and customs LII Database Information: Record 4202 created by Jennifer English on 08/29/2005 Last modification on 08/30/2005 Published: 08/29/2005   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/4202