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myLot reputation of 93/100. winterose (18783)   ranked 476 out of 26,920 in people 5 years ago

In the Jewish faith a boy does his bar mitzvah at 13 and the girl does one called a bah mitzvah, the child is said to come of age at that time,
Here in North America, many young girls had a cotillion in years gone by or a "sweet sixteen party" a way of introducing them to society as a young woman.
Many Canadians can't wait until they are 18 and then legally adults and they have big parties with alcohol etc, in the states it can happen at 21.
I didn't have a party that I can remember, when I turned 19.
What is your custom and experience with coming of age?Did you have a religious ceremony like the Jews, or a big social thing etc?

 

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1. myLot reputation of 86/100. cinnabunch (894)   5 years ago

We just celebrated my oldest's 16th birthday. We had a big party with a dj and rented a hall. It was a wonderful celebration and I had almost as much fun as she did!

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2. myLot reputation of 88/100. oraclemv (2492)   5 years ago

Mine would have been when I turned 21 I suppose. I didn't celebrate, I did buy myself a very pretty blue sundress, I remember that! I was the legal drinking age but I didn't drink because I was not a party drinking kind of person. I know I was with my best girlfriend and I think my boyfriend broke up with me that day. Yes, he did because I know where I lived when he did it and then he told me Happy Birthday.

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