- Ritual
- Mome’ati／Be’ati（モメアティ／ベアティ、女子初潮成人儀礼）
- Region and community
- インドネシアGorontalo州／Gorontalo女子
- Age at the cultural rite
- Variable or not confirmed in the source
- Transition conditions
- Religious initiation / Menarche or physical maturity / 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 Gorontalo, Indonesia, girls go through Mome’ati after their first menstruation. Bathing, marking the body, stepping onto plates, taking a pledge, and reciting the Qur’an form part of a ceremony through which girls learn the social and religious responsibilities of adult women.
Field research in 2023 described six stages. Government reporting recorded a collective event in Gorontalo City in 2024 with 276 participants in all, including girls taking part in Mome’ati.
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