- Ritual
- Metatah
- Region and community
- インドネシア・バリ島
- Age at the cultural rite
- Variable or not confirmed in the source
- Transition conditions
- New social responsibilities
- Legal age of majority
- Indonesia18 or 21, depending on the law and legal actIndonesia · Civil Code Article 330 treats unmarried people under 21 as minors. The Notary Act and some other laws use 18. · Law and supporting sources 1 · Law and supporting sources 2
About the rite
In Bali, a priest files six upper teeth during Metatah, a rite that symbolizes maturity and self-control in the face of impulses such as anger and desire. Families prepare clothing and offerings and support the purification and celebrations that follow. A ceremony in Denpasar was reported in 2025.
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