Editing Initiation (section)

{{Short description|Rite-of-passage ceremony}}
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[[File:Monks Initiation (26392071260).jpg|thumb|New monks of [[Kriya Yoga school|Kriya Yoga]] are renamed by their guru during the three-day initiation ceremony in [[Amarkantak]], [[Annupur]], India.]]
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'''Initiation''' is a [[rite of passage]] marking entrance or acceptance into a group or society. It could also be a formal admission to adulthood in a community or one of its formal components. In an extended sense, it can also signify a transformation in which the initiate is 'reborn' into a new role. Examples of initiation ceremonies might include Christian [[baptism]] or [[Confirmation (Christian sacrament)|confirmation]], Jewish [[B'nai Mitzvah|bar or bat mitzvah]], acceptance into a [[fraternal organization]], [[secret society]] or [[religious order]], or [[graduation]] from school or [[recruit training]]. A person taking the initiation ceremony in traditional rites, such as those depicted in these pictures, is called an ''initiate''.