Across
- 2. — Ceremony when moving into a new home
- 8. — Celebration before a baby is born
- 10. — Ritual marking the start of marriage
- 11. — Ritual cutting practiced in some cultures
- 15. — Leaving one’s career after many years
- 16. — Ceremony honoring someone who has died
- 17. — Ritual to join a group or community
- 18. — Jewish coming-of-age ceremony for girls
- 19. — Indigenous rite for spiritual guidance
- 20. — Celebration of a girl turning fifteen
Down
- 1. — Legal permission to drive a vehicle
- 3. — Christian initiation ceremony
- 4. — First reception of the Eucharist
- 5. — Christian affirmation of faith
- 6. — Ritual to bestow a child's name
- 7. — General transition from childhood to adulthood
- 9. — Formal promise to marry
- 12. — US/Canada celebration of turning 16
- 13. — Jewish coming-of-age ceremony for boys
- 14. — Ceremony marking completion of studies