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🇲🇻 MaldivesMaahefun A Maldivian gathering for the last meal before the Ramadan fast beginsTable custom · Feasts and festival meals 🇧🇷 São Paulo, BrazilMaculelê An Afro-Brazilian stick dance from Bahia that blends rhythm, mock combat, and song.Performance 🇰🇪 Nairobi, KenyaMadaraka Day Kenya's annual public holiday marking the start of self-governance on 1 June 1963Ceremony 🇮🇳 India and 1 moreMadhushravaniमधुश्रावणी A fifteen-day Mithila festival of fasting, worship and song for newly married bridesSpiritual 🇹🇭 Thailand and 5 moreMāgha Pūjāមាឃបូជា A Buddhist holy day honoring monastic unity, moral guidance and spiritual fellowshipSpiritual · Fasting and breaking the fast 🇮🇳 IndiaMagh Bihu A harvest festival of bonfires, feasts and winter games in AssamSeasonal · Feasts and festival meals 🇬🇷 GreeceMagiritsaΜαγειρίτσα A Greek lamb offal soup eaten after the midnight Easter service to break the fastTable custom · Fasting and breaking the fast 🇮🇳 India and 1 moreMahalakshmia jo Sagroمَھالڪشميءَ جو سڳڙو / महालक्ष्मीअ जो सॻड़ो A sixteen-day Hindu fast and prayer dedicated to the goddess of wealthSpiritual · Fasting and breaking the fast 🇮🇳 India and 3 moreMaha Shivaratriमहाशिवरात्रि A Hindu night of fasting and vigil dedicated to Shiva, marking his divine union with Parvati.Festival 🇮🇳 IndiaMahavir Janma Kalyanak A Jain festival of temple worship, street processions and acts of charitySpiritual 🇨🇳 Ningbo, China and 2 moreMahjong麻將 A tile game from China, played by two to four people at a tableGame 🇲🇱 MaliMahrمهر A mandatory gift from the groom to the bride in Islamic marriages, serving as her financial security.Rite of passage 🇩🇪 Germany and 1 moreMaifest A traditional German celebration marking the arrival of spring with decorated maypolesFestival 🇸🇦 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and 4 moreMajlis A traditional sitting room and community assembly for hospitality and civic counselEtiquette 🇺🇸 United StatesMakahiki A four-month Hawaiian new year season of peace, harvest gifts, feasts and gamesSeasonal · Feasts and festival meals 🇮🇳 Prayagraj, India and 6 moreMakar Sankrantiमकरसङ्क्रान्ति (Makarasaṅkrānti) A mid-winter harvest festival marking the sun's northward journey, celebrated across South and Southeast Asia with fairsFestival · Feasts and festival meals 🇲🇾 Kelantan, Malaysia and 2 moreMak yongTarian Mak Yong (Jawi: مق يوڠ) A dance-drama of Kelantan and Patani, told in song, music and improvised speechPerformance 🇲🇾 Malaysia and 1 moreMalam Tujuh Likurمالم توجوه ليكور The Malay custom of lighting oil lamps during the closing nights of Ramadan.Spiritual · Fasting and breaking the fast 🇺🇦 Chernivtsi, Ukraine and 3 moreMalankaМаланка A Ukrainian folk celebration of masked mummers, feasting and New Year blessingsFestival · Feasts and festival meals 🇲🇹 Valletta, MaltaMaltese Carnivalil-Karnival ta' Malta A lively week of costumed parades, dancing, satirical floats and sweets across Malta.Festival · Sweets given and shared 🇪🇨 Latacunga, EcuadorMama Negra A twice-yearly festival in Latacunga blending Andean, Spanish and African heritageFestival 🇲🇰 Bitola, North MacedoniaManaki Brothers Film Festival An annual international festival in Bitola honouring the craft of cinematographyFestival 🇸🇦 Saudi ArabiaManasikمناسك The complete set of Islamic pilgrimage rites performed in and around Mecca.Spiritual 🇨🇳 Tianjin, ChinaManchu-Han Imperial Feast滿漢全席 A grand multi-day banquet uniting Manchu and Han culinary traditions in ChinaTable custom · Feasts and festival meals 🇯🇵 Tokyo, Japan and 2 moreManeki-neko招き猫 A lucky cat figurine, paw raised, kept by shop doors and in homes across JapanFolklore 🇮🇳 India and 2 moreMangalasutraमङ्गलसूत्रम् (maṅgalasūtram) A necklace tied by the groom at a wedding, worn through married lifeDress 🇳🇱 Netherlands and 5 moreManifesta A roving European contemporary art festival held in a new host city every two yearsPerformance 🇮🇳 Imphal, India and 1 moreManipuri danceJagoi Raas, Raas Jagoi A classical dance from Manipur, danced as an offering to Radha and KrishnaPerformance 🇳🇵 Nepal and 1 moreMani stone Inscribed stones placed along trails in Tibetan Buddhist regions as devotional offerings.Spiritual 🇵🇭 Philippines and 3 moreManoPagmamano A Filipino greeting where a younger person bows and asks an elder for a blessingEtiquette 🇳🇿 Auckland, New ZealandMāori Language WeekTe Wiki o te Reo Māori An annual nationwide week promoting the learning and use of te reo across New ZealandCeremony 🇧🇷 Recife, Brazil and 1 moreMaracatu A set of Afro-Brazilian performance traditions from Pernambuco and Ceará featuring drumming, dance, and royal pageantry.Performance 🇳🇿 New Zealand and 2 moreMarae A cleared, sacred gathering place at the heart of Māori and Polynesian community lifeSpiritual 🇵🇹 Lisbon, PortugalMarchas Populares Neighbourhood teams march, dance and sing through Lisbon's June nights for St AnthonyFestival · Feasts and festival meals 🇧🇪 BelgiumMarches of Entre-Sambre-et-MeuseMarches de l'Entre-Sambre-et-Meuse Folk processions with armed escorts in Belgian villages, kept from May to OctoberSpiritual · Tea, coffee and drinking ceremonies 🇵🇱 Auschwitz-Birkenau, Poland and 1 moreMarch of the LivingMarsz Żywych (Polish) · מצעד החיים (Hebrew) An annual two-week journey to Poland ending in a silent walk from Auschwitz to BirkenauCeremony 🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreMarco Polo A swimming pool tag game where one blindfolded player uses sound to find othersGame 🇺🇸 New Orleans, United States and 5 moreMardi Gras A festive day of parades and rich foods marking the final celebration before the Christian fasting season of Lent beginsFestival 🇺🇸 New Orleans, United StatesMardi Gras Indians A New Orleans carnival tradition where Black revelers wear elaborate Native American-inspired suits to honor historical Festival 🇲🇽 Guadalajara, Mexico and 1 moreMariachi A Mexican string and trumpet music tradition featuring charro attire and communal singing.Performance 🇮🇹 Rome, Italy and 4 moreMarian feast days Holy days across the liturgical year celebrating the life and veneration of Mary.Spiritual 🇯🇵 JapanMarine Day海の日 A Japanese summer holiday to thank the ocean and mark the country's ties to the seaCeremony 🇵🇪 Trujillo, PeruMarinera A courtship dance from Peru's coast, with handkerchiefs and bare feetPerformance 🇳🇴 NorwayMárkomeannu A Sámi music and cultural festival held in northern NorwayFestival 🇰🇷 Seoul, South Korea and 1 moreMarriage in Korea Weddings in Korea, from Goryeo matchmaking to Confucian rites and modern chapel vowsRite of passage 🇺🇸 United States and 5 moreMarriage proposal A ritual where one partner asks another to marry them, marking the start of engagement.Rite of passage 🇧🇬 Bulgaria and 5 moreMartenitsaмартеница Red and white yarn dolls worn from 1 March until spring shows itselfFestival 🇺🇸 United States and 2 moreMartin Luther King Jr. Day An American federal holiday honouring the civil rights leader with service and remembranceCeremony 🇷🇴 Romania and 3 moreMărțișor A spring custom of wearing intertwined red and white strings to welcome the new season.Festival 🇮🇹 Turin, Italy and 5 moreMary Help of ChristiansSancta Maria Auxilium Christianorum A Christian feast and devotion honouring Mary as a protector, observed on 24 MaySpiritual 🇪🇸 Valencia, SpainMascletà A daytime sound and rhythm pyrotechnic display typical of the Valencian CommunityFestival 🇬🇾 Georgetown, GuyanaMashramani Guyana's national republic celebration filled with street pageantry, music and dance.Festival 🇷🇺 Russia and 2 moreMaslenitsaМасленица A seven-day Eastern Slavic festival of pancakes and bonfires marking the end of winter before Lent.Festival · Breakfast 🇰🇵 Pyongyang, North Korea and 4 moreMass games Disciplined, large-scale gymnastic spectacles celebrating unity and national prideCeremony 🇵🇭 Bacolod, PhilippinesMassKara FestivalPista sang MassKara A street festival of smiling masks, parades and music in Bacolod, PhilippinesFestival 🇵🇭 Philippines and 1 moreMass of the Lord's Supper An evening liturgy marking the start of the Easter Triduum and recalling Jesus' final meal with his followers.Spiritual 🇳🇿 New ZealandMatariki The Māori New Year marked by the midwinter rising of the Pleiades clusterSeasonal 🇸🇬 Singapore and 3 moreMatchmaking The custom of using a trusted intermediary to introduce partners for marriageRite of passage 🇵🇭 Philippines and 5 moreMaundy ThursdayDies Cenae Domini A Christian feast marking the start of Easter observances with foot washing and communion services.Spiritual 🇪🇬 Egypt and 5 moreMawlidمولد (Mawlid) An annual festival marking the birth of the Prophet Muhammad, marked by poetry, processions and feasts.Festival · Feasts and festival meals 🇩🇿 AlgeriaMawlid in Algeriaيوم المولد النبوي The Prophet Muhammad's birthday celebration in Algeria with family feasts and prayersFestival · Feasts and festival meals 🇩🇿 Tiaret, Algeria and 1 moreMawsimموسم An annual regional festival and pilgrimage across Northwest AfricaSpiritual · Feasts and festival meals 🇬🇹 Santiago Atitlán, Guatemala and 3 moreMaximón A folk saint of the Guatemalan highlands, asked for health, crops and protectionFolklore 🇮🇪 Dublin, Ireland and 3 moreMay Day A traditional European festival welcoming summer with greenery, dances and bonfiresSeasonal · Feasts and festival meals 🇮🇳 India and 1 moreMayian A pre-wedding cleansing ritual in Punjabi traditions, using turmeric paste to prepare the couple for marriage.Rite of passage 🇩🇪 Germany and 5 moreMaypole A tall wooden pole, garlanded and danced around, raised at May Day, Whitsun or MidsummerFestival 🇨🇳 Meizhou Island, China and 5 moreMazu媽祖 A sea goddess of the Chinese coast, asked for calm water and a safe returnSpiritual 🇨🇦 Canada and 1 moreMedicine wheel Sacred circular stone arrangements built across the plains of North AmericaSpiritual 🇮🇹 ItalyMeditrinalia An ancient Roman festival on October 11 to bless the new wine harvest with libations.Festival · Tea, coffee and drinking ceremonies 🇧🇦 Medjugorje, Bosnia and Herzegovina and 1 moreMedjugorje International Youth Festival A six-day August gathering of Catholic youth in Medjugorje, Bosnia and HerzegovinaFestival 🇨🇲 Bangangté, CameroonMedumba Arts and Culture FestivalFestival des arts et de la culture medumba A two-week biennial festival in Cameroon celebrating Medumba heritage and language.Festival 🇮🇳 Madurai, IndiaMeenakshi TirukalyanamChithirai Thiruvizha A two-week festival in Madurai celebrating the divine wedding of Meenakshi and Shiva.Festival 🇮🇹 Rome, ItalyMegalesiaMegalenses Ludi An ancient Roman spring festival of theatrical plays, races and feasts for CybeleFestival · Feasts and festival meals 🇮🇷 Isfahan, Iran and 4 moreMehreganمهرگان An Iranian autumn festival honoring Mithra, friendship, and the harvestSeasonal 🇫🇯 FijiMeke A traditional Fijian dance and song form performed by groups at celebrations.Performance 🇵🇰 Lahore, PakistanMela Chiraghanمیلہ چراغاں A three-day Lahore festival honouring the sixteenth-century Sufi poet Shah Hussain.Spiritual 🇮🇩 Bali, IndonesiaMelasti A Balinese Hindu purification ritual held at the sea before Nyepi to cleanse sacred objects and people.Spiritual 🇪🇬 Luxor, Egypt and 1 moreMelaya leff A traditional wrapped Egyptian mantle once worn for modesty and now famous on stageDress 🇹🇲 Ashgabat, TurkmenistanMelon Day A nationwide summer holiday in Turkmenistan honoring the country's prized melonsTable custom 🇹🇭 Thailand and 1 moreMenoraมโนราห์ A traditional Thai dance drama from the south, featuring acrobatics and sacred rituals.Performance 🇩🇴 Santiago, Dominican Republic and 3 moreMerengue A fast-paced folk dance and music tradition born in the Dominican RepublicPerformance 🇷🇸 Belgrade, Serbia and 2 moreMerlinka Festival An annual queer film festival held across Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and MontenegroFestival 🇺🇸 Hilo, United StatesMerrie Monarch Festival A spring week of hula in Hilo, closing with three nights of competitionFestival 🇨🇳 Yining, China and 1 moreMeshrepمەشرەپ A Uyghur gathering of music, poetry, dance and moral counsel at harvest and weddingsPerformance 🇪🇹 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and 1 moreMeskelመስቀል (Mesk'el) A celebration in Ethiopia and Eritrea marking the discovery of the True Cross with a large bonfire.Spiritual 🇲🇽 Veracruz, Mexico and 3 moreMesoamerican ballgameōllamalīztli An ancient Mesoamerican ball game, struck with the hips on stone courtsGame 🇲🇽 MexicoMesoamerican bloodletting A ritual practice of self-cutting used by ancient Maya and other Mesoamerican elites to communicate with the divine.Spiritual 🇱🇻 Riga, Latvia and 4 moreMeteņi A Latvian pre-Lenten festival marking the turn of time and welcoming spring.Festival · Feasts and festival meals 🇹🇷 Konya, Turkey and 4 moreMevlevi OrderMevlevilik A Sufi tradition from Konya known for its whirling ceremony and devotion to Rumi's teachings.Spiritual 🇲🇽 Guadalajara, MexicoMexican hat danceJarabe tapatío Mexico's national courtship dance, in which a dancer's steps circle the brim of a hatPerformance 🇲🇽 Mexico City, MexicoMexican Independence DayDía de la Independencia de México An annual Mexican national holiday marking the 1810 uprising against Spanish ruleCeremony 🇲🇽 Mexico City, MexicoMexican Revolution DayDía de la Revolución Mexicana A Mexican civic holiday marking the 1910 uprising with parades and public ceremoniesCeremony 🇧🇪 Brussels, BelgiumMeyboomMaâbuum An annual Brussels parade and ceremonial tree planting held every AugustFestival 🇮🇱 Jerusalem, Israel and 2 moreMezuzahמְזוּזָה (mezuzah) A parchment scroll with Hebrew verses placed in a case on the doorposts of Jewish homes.Spiritual 🇳🇵 NepalMha Pujaम्हपुजा A Newar New Year ritual of self-worship, mandalas and renewal in NepalSpiritual · Feasts and festival meals 🇿🇼 ZimbabweMhondoro Territorial guardian spirits and mediums honoured in Zimbabwe for guidance and rainSpiritual 🇮🇪 Ireland and 2 moreMichaelmas A Christian festival honouring the archangels, marked by autumn harvest foods and legal terms in the British Isles.Festival · Dinner 🇨🇳 China and 5 moreMid-Autumn Festival中秋節 An annual harvest festival celebrating family reunions, full moons and mooncakesFestival · Sweets given and shared 🇪🇸 Spain and 5 moreMidnight MassMissa in nocte The first service of Christmas, kept late on Christmas Eve in many Western churchesSpiritual 🇮🇷 Iran and 5 moreMid-Sha'banنصف شعبان An Islamic night of prayer, forgiveness, ancestral remembrance and sweet offeringsSpiritual · Sweets given and shared 🇮🇷 Iran and 5 moreMid-Sha'banنصف شعبان An Islamic night of prayer, remembrance, and seeking divine forgiveness.Spiritual 🇯🇵 JapanMiko巫女 A woman who serves at a Shinto shrine, dancing, cleansing and helping with ritesSpiritual 🇲🇦 Morocco and 4 moreMimounaמִימוּנָה A Maghrebi Jewish celebration marking the end of Passover with sweets and open doorsFestival · Dinner 🇪🇬 EgyptMin Festival An ancient Egyptian royal rite for the god Min, staged by the king to renew his ruleSpiritual 🇵🇪 Peru and 5 moreMinka Shared unpaid work for community projects and for families who need many handsCeremony 🇺🇸 Falcon Heights, United StatesMinnesota State Fair Minnesota's twelve-day fair of farm animals, contests and food, ending on Labor DayFestival 🇬🇧 Yorkshire, United Kingdom and 3 moreMischief NightNoson Ddrygioni (Welsh); Oidhche nan Cleas (Scottish Gaelic) An evening of pranks and tricks, kept before Halloween or Guy Fawkes NightFestival 🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 3 moreMischief Night An informal autumn evening of neighbourhood tricks, practical jokes and street pranksFestival 🇮🇱 IsraelMishloach manotמשלוח מנות Food parcels exchanged on Purim, so everyone has plenty for the day's festive mealSpiritual · Feasts and festival meals 🇯🇵 JapanMiyamairi宮参り A first visit to a Shinto shrine, about a month after a baby is bornRite of passage 🇪🇬 Egypt and 5 moreMizmarمزمار A traditional double-reed instrument and drum ensemble for weddings and folk dancesPerformance 🇩🇿 Constantine, AlgeriaM'layaملاية A black full-body veil worn by women in Constantine, Algeria, as a sign of modesty.Dress 🇳🇬 NigeriaMmanwuMmanwụ An Igbo masquerade tradition invoking ancestral spirits through masked performanceSpiritual 🇯🇵 JapanMoai模合 (Mo-ai) A Japanese social support group that provides mutual aid and companionship to its members.Etiquette 🇮🇳 IndiaMohiniyattam A gentle solo dance from Kerala, once a temple art and now taught in dance schoolsPerformance 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago and 5 moreMoko Jumbie A stilt-walking tradition from the Caribbean that blends African heritage with local carnival celebrations.Performance 🇱🇸 LesothoMokorotlo A conical straw hat that serves as the national symbol of Lesotho and a key element of Basotho traditional dress.Dress 🇵🇦 Panama City, PanamaMola Layered cloth panels hand-sewn by Guna women using reverse appliquéCraft 🇫🇮 Finland and 5 moreMolybdomancy Pouring molten lead or tin into water, then reading the shape as an omenFolklore 🇲🇳 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia and 2 moreMongolian wrestlingBökh A traditional folk wrestling style of the Mongols, kept as a central part of Naadam festivals across Mongolia and neighbGame 🇹🇭 Lopburi, ThailandMonkey Buffet Festival A yearly feast of fruit and vegetables set out for Lopburi's macaquesFestival 🇮🇳 IndiaMonlam Prayer Festival A Tibetan Buddhist festival of mass prayers, sacred dances and ritual offeringsSpiritual 🇨🇦 Montreal, CanadaMontreal International Jazz FestivalFestival international de Jazz de Montréal A ten-day summer jazz festival filling downtown Montreal with free and ticketed concertsPerformance 🇨🇳 China and 5 moreMoon rabbit月兔 A hare seen in the Moon's dark patches, pounding rice cakes or the elixir of lifeFolklore 🇪🇸 Spain and 5 moreMoors and ChristiansMoros y Cristianos Theatrical parades and mock battles staging historic clashes across Spain and beyondFestival 🇧🇴 Oruro, Bolivia and 3 moreMorenada A Bolivian folk dance featuring heavy masks and rattling instruments, performed in festivals across the Andes.Performance 🇱🇸 Morija, LesothoMorija Arts & Cultural Festival Lesotho's yearly festival of music, dance, drama and poetry, with schools competingFestival 🇲🇳 MongoliaMorin khuurморин хуур (Mongolian Cyrillic); ᠮᠣᠷᠢᠨ ᠬᠣᠭᠣᠷ (traditional Mongol script) Mongolia's two-string horsehead fiddle, played with a horsehair bowPerformance 🇵🇭 Marinduque, PhilippinesMoriones Festival A Holy Week reenactment in Marinduque where masked participants search for the Roman centurion Longinus.Festival 🇨🇻 Boa Vista, Cape Verde and 5 moreMorna Cape Verde's guitar-and-voice song, danced in pairs, listed by UNESCO in 2019Performance 🇲🇦 MoroccoMoroccan kaftan A floor-length tunic worn by Moroccan women for weddings and celebrations, featuring heavy embroidery and rich textiles.Dress 🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 5 moreMorris dance A rhythmic English folk dance performed in costume with bells, sticks and handkerchiefsPerformance 🇫🇷 FranceMos Teutonicus A medieval European funerary custom of boiling bones to return nobles home for burialRite of passage 🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 1 moreMothering Sunday A mid-Lent Christian observance and family celebration of mothers and mother churchesSeasonal · Breakfast 🇺🇸 United States and 5 moreMother's Day A worldwide annual celebration dedicated to mothers, maternal bonds and family careHome 🇮🇶 Karbala, Iraq and 5 moreMourning of Muharramعَزَاءُ ٱلْمُحَرَّمِ Annual rites of grief and remembrance for Imam Husayn and his companionsSpiritual 🇸🇨 SeychellesMoutya A Seychellois evening dance of drum, song and bolder movement, listed by UNESCO in 2021Performance 🇧🇦 Kupres, Bosnia and HerzegovinaMowing on KupresStrljanica A July scythe-mowing contest on the Strljanica meadow at Kupres, kept since 1687Game 🇮🇶 IraqMudhifالمضيف A traditional reed guest house kept by the Ahwari people of southern Iraq for ceremonies and hospitality.Home 🇮🇩 Jakarta, Indonesia and 2 moreMudik Indonesians head home to family before Lebaran, in the year's biggest journeyHome 🇮🇶 Karbala, Iraq and 4 moreMuharramٱلْمُحَرَّم The sacred opening month of the Islamic year, observed through remembrance and fastingSpiritual · Fasting and breaking the fast 🇲🇼 Chonde, MalawiMulhako wa Alhomwe An annual gathering in Malawi where the Lhomwe people celebrate their language, dance and heritage.Festival 🇨🇦 Canada and 2 moreMummering A festive midwinter custom of disguised visits, music and playful guessing gamesFestival · Tea-time and snacking customs 🇺🇸 Philadelphia, United StatesMummers Parade An annual New Year's Day street parade in Philadelphia featuring music and costumed clubsFestival 🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 4 moreMummers' play A comic folk drama of staged combat, death, and revival by an eccentric doctorPerformance 🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 3 moreMumming A medieval European custom of masked house-to-house visits, performances and seasonal revelry.Festival 🇨🇳 ChinaMuqamمۇقام A Uyghur modal system of melody types, and the twelve long cycles built on itPerformance 🇺🇾 Montevideo, Uruguay and 3 moreMurga A lively Carnival musical theatre of chorus, percussion and social satirePerformance 🇸🇪 Sweden and 5 moreMushroom hunting Gathering wild fungi for food and other uses, relying on careful identification to ensure safety.Table custom 🇰🇮 KiribatiMusic of Kiribati Chant, body percussion, songs and dances of the islands of KiribatiPerformance 🇹🇻 TuvaluMusic of Tuvalu Rhythmic storytelling dances and choral singing from the Polynesian atolls of TuvaluPerformance 🇧🇩 Dhaka, Bangladesh and 1 moreMuslin A fine handwoven cotton from Bengal, once famed worldwide and woven again todayCraft 🇰🇷 South KoreaMusok eumak무속 음악 (巫俗音樂) Ritual music of Korean shamanism, sung and drummed to carry a shaman into trancePerformance 🇲🇹 Valletta, MaltaMużika Mużika A national song competition in Malta that selects artists for the Eurovision contest and celebrates Maltese music.Performance 🇮🇳 Mysuru, IndiaMysore Dasara Karnataka's ten-day Dasara, with the lit Mysuru Palace and a Vijayadashami processionFestival 🇸🇾 Syria and 3 moreMystery of Crowning A ritual where crowns are placed on the heads of the bride and groom during marriage in Eastern Christian churches.Rite of passage

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