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The Why Factor: Why do so many societies mark the end of childhood?

Coming of Age

Why do so many societies mark the end of childhood?

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Why do societies around the world mark the point when a child should become an adult?

The Coming of Age. Why do societies around the world, mark a single, special day as the point when a child is transformed into an adult?

Two girls, two stories, two very different outcomes. A party for one... a painful ordeal for another.
Mike Williams asks Why societies around the world, mark a single, special day as the point when childhood ends and adulthood begins?


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