Ritual, education and performance: an anthropological study on mosuo peoples rite of passage into adulthood

The rite of passage into adulthood is one of the most important rites of passage for the Mosuo people. The rite of passage into adulthood ceremony is held in the Spring Festival at the age of thirteen to declare that they have a complete life and have become adults with responsibilities from now on. Changing clothes is the core of the ceremony, in which the Daba and the Daba Scriptures play an important role in the ceremony. The rite of passage into adulthood has the unique functions of strengthening self-knowledge, family education, and transmission of Mosuo culture. The exploration of the origin, process, cultural significance and cultural connotation of rite of passage into adulthood can deeply reflect the value of Mosuo culture with harmony as the main connotation, which is of great significance to the inheritance and promotion of the excellent traditional culture of the Chinese nation.