Bat mitzvahs, e.g (5)

I believe the answer is:

rites

(Other definitions for rites that I've seen before include "offices" , "Formal ceremonial procedures" , "Rituals" , "Tires of religious ceremonies" , "Social customs" .)

I've seen this clue in The Washington Post, the L.A. Times Daily and the Universal.

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