Book 11. (7 results) Slave Girl of Gor (Context Quote)
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217
Young men and women of the city, when coming of age, participate in a ceremony which involves the swearing of oaths, and the sharing of bread, fire and salt.
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218
In this ceremony the Home Stone of the city is held by each young person and kissed.
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219
Only then are the laurel wreath and the mantle of citizenship conferred.
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220
This is a moment no young person of Ar forgets.
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221
The youth of Earth have no Home Stone.
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222
Citizenship, interestingly, in most Gorean cities is conferred only upon the coming of age, and only after certain examinations are passed.
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223
Further, the youth of Gor, in most cities, must be vouched for by citizens of the city, not related in blood to him, and be questioned before a committee of citizens, intent upon determining his worthiness or lack thereof to take the Home Stone of the city as his own.
Young men and women of the city, when coming of age, participate in a ceremony which involves the swearing of oaths, and the sharing of bread, fire and salt.
In this ceremony the Home Stone of the city is held by each young person and kissed.
Only then are the laurel wreath and the mantle of citizenship conferred.
This is a moment no young person of Ar forgets.
The youth of Earth have no Home Stone.
Citizenship, interestingly, in most Gorean cities is conferred only upon the coming of age, and only after certain examinations are passed.
Further, the youth of Gor, in most cities, must be vouched for by citizens of the city, not related in blood to him, and be questioned before a committee of citizens, intent upon determining his worthiness or lack thereof to take the Home Stone of the city as his own.
- (Slave Girl of Gor, Chapter )