- Ritual
- xoq’it-ch’iswa:l-te（Flower Dance、女子の成人儀礼）
- Region and community
- 米国・カリフォルニア州／フーパ（Hupa）社会
- Age at the cultural rite
- Variable or not confirmed in the source
- Transition conditions
- Community initiation / New social responsibilities
- Legal age of majority
- United States18–21 years, by stateUnited States · 47 states and Washington, D.C., use 18. Alabama and Nebraska use 19, and Mississippi uses 21. Mississippi permits certain property contracts from 18. · Law and supporting sources 1 · Law and supporting sources 2
About the rite
At the Hupa Flower Dance, xoq’it-ch’iswa:l-te, a girl’s family and community in California gather to mark her passage into womanhood. Older women help prepare her ceremonial clothing. Through songs and dancing, the girl takes her place in a community where women pass on knowledge and responsibilities. Community and educational sources describe the revived practice through 2025.
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