Bar mitzvah and Shichi-Go-San, e.g (5)

I believe the answer is:

rites

(Other definitions for rites that I've seen before include "formal procedure" , "Social customs" , "offices" , "Ceremonial observances" , "Prescribed religious ceremonies" .)

I've seen this clue in the USA Today.

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