Topics:
‘Family Rituals’ (for new/newer members)
What are the family traditions or rituals that your family did and may still do together, perhaps even somewhat weird and wonderful rituals that only your family understand? Tell us about your family rituals or traditions.
OR
‘Life Transitions’ (for class members who have been in the group for some time)
Wetting the baby’s head, Confirmation, Bar Mitzvah, the Deb Ball, Exchange of Vows, hen’s/buck’s party, the wedding ceremony, the gold watch. Anyone been to a tin kettling? Rite of passage: ceremonial events have existed in all known societies to mark the passage from one social or religious status to another.
Write about an event that marked the start of a new phase in your life. Take yourself back to your childhood/youth/ early adulthood. Did you look forward to the next stage of your life? Tell us about an event or ritual that marked the occasion and whether it changed your sense of identity.
Alternatively. You’ve probably been to a few birth, wedding, funeral ceremonies in your lifetime (hatches, matches, despatches). You may have graduated or been inducted into a new venture. Share an event whether traditional, new-fangled, exotic, frightening or funny. Take us to the occasion.
Of course, you can choose either topic!
‘Family Rituals’ (for new/newer members)
What are the family traditions or rituals that your family did and may still do together, perhaps even somewhat weird and wonderful rituals that only your family understand? Tell us about your family rituals or traditions.
OR
‘Life Transitions’ (for class members who have been in the group for some time)
Wetting the baby’s head, Confirmation, Bar Mitzvah, the Deb Ball, Exchange of Vows, hen’s/buck’s party, the wedding ceremony, the gold watch. Anyone been to a tin kettling? Rite of passage: ceremonial events have existed in all known societies to mark the passage from one social or religious status to another.
Write about an event that marked the start of a new phase in your life. Take yourself back to your childhood/youth/ early adulthood. Did you look forward to the next stage of your life? Tell us about an event or ritual that marked the occasion and whether it changed your sense of identity.
Alternatively. You’ve probably been to a few birth, wedding, funeral ceremonies in your lifetime (hatches, matches, despatches). You may have graduated or been inducted into a new venture. Share an event whether traditional, new-fangled, exotic, frightening or funny. Take us to the occasion.
Of course, you can choose either topic!
