Word: rite
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...feel like you’re being initiated, like you’re actually at Harvard,” said Claire J. Saffitz ’09, who will live in Adams House. “It’s like a rite of passage...
...Thais will tell you that the annual Songkran festival (April 8 to 16) is all about thanksgiving and family reunions - and so it is. But the best part of it is the license to douse passersby with water. This practice is apparently a rite of purification, but given that temperatures in Bangkok at this time of year can easily reach 35?C, it's also a brilliantly timed excuse to cool off. If you happen to be in the Thai Loh and Behold Avant-garde murals and imaginative furnishings characterise a new Singapore hotel Identity Parade An iconic style magazine...
...years that you have been able to live a celibate life, it could be possible. But there would need to be spiritual and psychological evaluations. Is ending the celibacy requirement the only real way to address the shortage of priests? In the Western church [as opposed to the Eastern rite church], celibacy is a discipline from the invitation of Christ to "follow me." He is the model. But we also need to be more creative about finding new ways to get men to step forward to the priesthood. There should be a greater sharing of priests - from places that have...
It’s an ultimate rite of passage. On the Thursday before spring break, blocking groups from Weld to Wigglesworth rip open their housing letters and sprint to Annenberg to celebrate or commiserate with their future Housemates. But for freshmen who end up “floating” in the lottery, the trip to the ’Berg is a solitary one. Though floating seems to be universally dreaded, FM tracked down several contented upperclassmen who flew solo. Tom E. Osborne ’08 went stag last year to avoid blocking drama...
...board will bring both new businesses and skilled workers to New Zealand. In a small, remote country, the attraction of studying or working elsewhere - especially for high achievers - is strong. The overseas experience (OE) is a rite of passage, particularly for men. During the past 25 years, the outflow of young men has become a deluge. For thirtysomething Kiwi women, finding a mate has never been more difficult - they outnumber blokes in the 30-39 age group by 25,000. The differential stalls birth rates and has serious implications for the sustainability of the country's tax regime and generous...