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When writing my article, I am going to include the following: The meaning of the Rite of Passage (Childbirth), what individuals and cultures participate in the Rite of passage, the purpose of the Rite of passage, the process, the materials needed in order to perform it, and the historical (beginning)/ spiritual background to the event. I believe that adding the following would be extremely useful; this is because this is the beginning of this article, and I believe that it would be significant and useful to the readers that search this topic. It will include a lot of the historical meanings, and it will have a strong foundation of what the topic is about, and it would be helpful when others contribute to this article because it will make it stronger. This would also be a great time to link books and journals that relate to this topic- these could possibly be linked. I might even add a picture.

Bibliography:

Davis-Floyd, Robbie E. Birth as an American Rite of Passage: Second Edition, With a New Preface. 2nd ed., University of California Press, 2003, www.jstor.org/stable/10.1525/j.ctt1pndwn.

http://www.birthingsanctuary.com/blog/item/ritual-and-ceremony-honouring-birth-as-a-rite-of-passage.html

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/270571428_Birth_A_Rite_of_Passage

http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1525/j.ctt1pndwn

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/312042605_Birth_A_Write_of_Passage_Process

Rough Draft:

Rite of Passage:

Arnold van Gennep was the first individual in the 1960s to discuss the three-stage process that an individual takes when experiencing the Rite of Passage. The three stages are the following: Separation, Limen, and Aggregation . The stages are often connected to the trimesters that the women experience throughout their pregnancy. It has been stated that separation often occurs throughout the first trimester, limen often occurs during the second trimester, and aggregation often occurs throughout the third trimester. The Rite of Passage is demonstrated to be an experience where an individual is going through the process of ending one phase of their life, which then proceeds to them entering a new phase in their life. The Rite of Passage can be related to many different life experiences; one of them being birth. The Rite of Passage is also known to honor the following experiences: Beginnings, Initiations, Partnering, and Deaths.

Pregnancy is a Right of Passage that is acknowledged as such by the mother. The process of Childbirth is where a mother delivers her newborn child. The mother is not alone throughout this process because her child is also joining her throughout this journey. Additionally, the end of the nine-month phase that the child spends in its mother's uterus is considered to be the ending of one phase. However, the child will then enter a new phase, which is considered to be the beginning of the child's life. The soon to be mother will also be transitioning with the child. She will be preparing for the beginning of her motherhood stage, which is viewed as the next phase in the individual's life. Soon to be mothers often create A Write of Passage Process Journal. This journal is often used as a reflection journal throughout the process, and it strengthens the Rite of Passage process for the soon to be mothers due to it assisting the individual through the transition of being an individual to becoming a mother.

When both transitions are completed, the mother and the child are then celebrated and welcomed by relatives and other individuals. There are often rituals and ceremonies that occur in order to honor the Rite of Passage of childbirth; it also recognizes the process of one phase coming to an end in their life and the beginning of a new phase in their life . The materials used throughout the celebration are candles, music instruments, often individuals share a few words or songs, and individuals often dance or have body work completed to show respect and to bring awareness of this new life. In Africa, they have a Birth and Naming Ceremony where individuals welcome the newborn child into the world; A newborn child is not recognized until this ceremony is completed. The ceremony usually occurs three days after the child is born because the community wants to know that the child is strong in health and will continue to live a healthy life. The whole community is involved in the Birth and Naming Ceremony due to the child belonging to everyone who is in that community, and they believe that it is the most proper welcoming in their society.