Customarily, the young man is taught how to say the blessings for a Torah-reading, and is taught how to read a portion of the Torah or of the Prophets with the traditional chant.
Preferably he should learn as much Torah as possible. Specifically, he should learn whatever Torah-portion he'll be reading.
Proud, happy and nervous.
It is where the Bar Mitzvah ceremony takes place.
A boy has his Bar Mitzvah at age 13.
Yes, the boy is called 'a/the bar mitzvah' which translates as 'son of mitzvah'. For a girl, it would be 'a/the bat mitzvah' 'daughter of mitzvah'.
In Jewish tradition, a boy does not wear a tallit intil he becomes a bar mitzvah (turns 13) as wearing a tallit is an adult obligation.
The key player in the Bar Mitzvah boy is the 13 year old Jewish boy, his family and friends are invited to join in the celebration. For more info on Bar Mitzvah check out http://www.yourjewishspeech.com/bar-mitzvah
Bat Mitzvah
Yes! It was made in London, England.
Bert Metter has written: 'Bar Mitzvah, Bat Mitzvah' -- subject(s): Bar mitzvah, Bat mitzvah, Juvenile literature
They have Bar Mitzvah ceremonies for boys & Bat Mitzvah ceremonies for girls.
There's no such thing as a Bar Mitzvah cake ceremony.