Thread: Mayor de edad, menor de edad, llegar a mayoría de edad
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Old April 22, 2010, 10:18 AM
hermit hermit is offline
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hermit is on a distinguished road
"Coming of age" - significance varies between cultures, and also
within a given society.

In NAmerica it can mean reaching legal age - 21 in the US (18 in New York), 19 in Canada. Also, in certain segments of society when a girl
turns 18 she has a "coming out" celebration (as with debutantes) when
she is formally presented to Society and eligible to marry.

Also as poli said, reaching puberty is another "coming of age", along with other "milestones" in maturation.
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