- Ritual
- Bałas Chonas／Balas Chonas（バラス・チョナス、女子成人儀礼）
- Region and community
- 米国California州McCloud River／Winnemem Wintu女子
- Age at the cultural rite
- Variable or not confirmed in the source
- Transition conditions
- Community initiation / Menarche or physical maturity
- 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
During Bałas Chonas on California’s McCloud River, a Winnemem Wintu girl learns from older women on the far side of the river and grinds medicinal plants. On the fourth day she swims across, joins a dance, and is welcomed by the community as a woman.
Community and regional records document ceremonies in 2006, 2010, and 2012. It is unclear when the rite has been held since then.
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