The book skips some age groups (5, and 6). The author describes the ceremonies and the reasoning behind them and includes page numbers for reference:
Age 1 Assigned to Family Unit and given name because the baby can't stay in the Nurturing Center forever (42).
Age 2 The children are introduced to the discipline wand.
Age 3 Only females get hair ribbons because they start growing hair in different ways, and they all need to look the same. Start dream-sharing, because at age three most babies can talk (35).
Age 4 Backward-buttoned jackets are given out to teach the kids interdependence (40).
Age 7 Front-buttoned jackets are given out to learn independence; also the first visible symbol of maturity (40-1).
Age 8 Comfort objects are taken away because the kids need to learn to not be so childish. They start volunteer hours because the kids are mature enough to help out other people. Jacket with pockets and smaller buttons because the kids need to carry around more things (45).
Age 9 Get a bike because kids can't always count on their parents to take them places and it would be "The powerful emblem of moving gradually out into the community, away from the protective family unit" (41). Females get hair ribbons taken out as a sign of maturity (13).
Age 10 Boys get hair cut. Girls get pigtails taken out, and they get a haircut; this also is another sign of maturity (46).
Age 11 Girls get new undergarments because their bodies will start maturing faster. Boys get longer pants because they also will start maturing.
Age 12 Receive life assignment and start training for job (15).
Full adulthood: Apply for spouse (marriage). Apply for children (13) (Optional).
The ceremony of release (death).
In "The Giver," the Ceremony of Twelve is when children in the community are assigned their future roles and responsibilities in society. The Ceremony of Twelve is significant because it marks the transition from childhood to adulthood and determines the path each individual will follow for the rest of their life. It is a highly anticipated event that shapes the future of each member of the community.
I dont think ceremony of two rewards are mentioned in the book
newchildren are given to parents who applied for one.
The females get hair ribbons, and all of the threes start dream telling, because by then they can talk.
At age 2, children are old enough to be whipped.
you get your bike
The females get hair ribbons, and all of the threes start dream telling, because by then they can talk.
In the book, "The Giver", by Lois Lowry, the ones receive their names and their family units at the Age ceremony because they are old enough to leave the nurturing center.
newchildren are given to parents who applied for one.
At age 2, children are old enough to be whipped.
The Ones receive their names and family at the Ceremony of the Ones.
The Ceremony in "The Giver" occurred in the month of December.
The very last ceremony celebrated in the community in "The Giver" is the Ceremony of Release.
Backward buttoned jacket are given out to teach the kid to learn interdependence
In "The Giver," when individuals reach the old age milestone, they are released from the community. This means they receive a farewell ceremony and are euthanized.
In the book, "The Giver", by Lois Lowry, the ones receive their names and their family units at the Age ceremony because they are old enough to leave the nurturing center.
The ceremony of release is when the person is injected with a certain poison that can kill them. The ceremony of release is another way to end a person's life. they say their last words then it is all over for that person.