通常,人的一生划分为几个阶段。不同阶段的人具有不同的社会身份,在履行社会责任、行为、生活习惯和礼节等方面,各有不同的要求。在多数社会中,人的一生分为婴儿、儿童、成年、老年等阶段。每一个民族在生命的不同阶段都有相应的过渡仪式,如出生礼、成丁礼、婚礼和葬礼等。这些过渡 Often, a person’s life is divided into stages. People of different stages have different social identities and have different requirements in fulfilling social responsibilities, behaviors, living habits and courtesy. In most societies, one’s life is divided into stages of infancy, child, adulthood and old age. Each nation has its own transitional ceremony at different stages of life, such as birth ceremony, wedding ceremony, funeral ceremony and so on. These transitions