RITES OF PASSAGE
The Bulla
Babies were considered infants (from the Latin infans, unable to speak) until around the age of three, when the ability to communicate verbally with others had developed. At the age of three infants become children (boys or girls), and entered the second stage of life. The ceremony for the initiation of the second stage of life centeres around the presentation of the BULLA. A bulla is a protective necklace which is to be wore by the child until it reaches the next stage of life at around the age of 13. The bulla is a magick charm to protect the growing child from "negative" influences and evil spirits.
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