I Danmark er konfirmationen en vigtig kulturel begivenhed, hvor unge bekræfter deres tro og træder ind i voksenlivet. Selvom kirkelig deltagelse generelt er lav, deltager omkring 70 % af unge i alderen 13 til 15 år i konfirmationen. Ceremonien finder sted i april og ledes af en præst, efterfulgt af en festlig reception med familie og venner.
Titel på undersøgelse:
Confirmation Ceremony in Denmark.
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Hele abstrakt på originalsprog:
The “Scandinavia Life” article “Confirmation Ceremony in Denmark” details a modern rite of passage for Danish youth, implicitly tied to Neolithic echoes. Around 4000 BCE, when agriculture—barley, livestock—reached Scandinavia, settled life began shaping communal markers of adulthood, a distant root for today’s traditions. The piece focuses on the Lutheran confirmation, typically at 13–14, where teens affirm their faith in festive ceremonies blending religion and family celebration. Preparation involves months of church classes, culminating in a service with white robes, hymns, and gifts—often cash or gadgets—symbolizing a step toward maturity. While rooted in Denmark’s Christian history since the Reformation, this rite reflects a deeper legacy: the Neolithic need to signal readiness for societal roles amid farming’s rise. Today’s confirmations, secularizing yet communal, carry faint traces of that ancient shift from foraging to structured life.