Rites of Passage

The Rites of Passage is a ritual performed by the final contestants before the Final Immunity Challenge. It occurs while the final two, three, or four contestants (depending on the season) travel to their Final Immunity Challenge. The contestants walk past the torches of their eliminated competitors, in the order of their elimination, and recite a few words about that player. They then collect items, or the torches of the contestants as the ritual continues. By the end of the ceremony, they burn the items as a way to pay respect.
The last Rites of Passage shown was during . The Rites of Passage in wasn't aired, but was available on the CBS website.
Jeff Probst justified the extinction of the ritual, stating that it "meant more in earlier seasons and doesn't have any value in recent seasons."
==Trivia==
* The Rites of Passage in was the first time that eliminated contestants spoke of their journey themselves.
* Although torches are usually used to represent the eliminated castaways during the Rites of Passage, in , the final three castaways were asked to instead make wreaths (as part of Thai culture) for each of their fallen comrades.
* The Rites of Passage in is the only event that did not occur on the penultimate day of the game. Rather, an impromptu Rites of Passage was held by the Final Two of the last day of the game. Like in Thailand, torches were not used. Instead, the names of the eliminated contestants were written on the side of a crate.
* Osten Taylor from was the first castaway to not be included in the Rites of Passage due to the fact that he quit. However, during the Rites of Passage, the show cut to a shot of Osten's torch lying down at Tribal Council where he withdrew from the game, before airing footage of his time in the game (including his torch getting snuffed). In subsequent seasons, quitters had their torches laid down because they were not properly voted out. In , NaOnka and Kelly Shinn's shields at the Rites of Passage were grey with crosses instead of with an insignia.
* Torches were also used in 's Rites of Passage, however, the final three were to go to a special paint stand and paint themselves to resemble Pearl Islands tribesmen; the torches were not collected during the path.
* Jonathan Libby and Wanda Shirk from were not included in the Rites of Passage because they were eliminated on Day 2, without being chosen to be on a tribe, thus not having the chance to go to Tribal Council and receive torches.
* was the first time that four castaways went to the Rites of Passage rather than three seen in seasons prior as it was the first season to have a three-person Final Tribal Council.
* and every season since has not had a Rites of Passage.
** The Rites of Passage in wasn't aired, but was uploaded online instead.
==Gallery==
Survivorborneoritesofpassagei9ihje.png|Jeff talking to the first final three in about the Rites of Passage.
Mostdeserving.jpg|The final three of reflecting on their time in Australia during the ritual.
Final3ritesofpassage.png|The final three of performing the Rites of Passage.
Tumblr m40id1uOpI1qdzqy5o1 500.png|Jon, Sandra, and Lillian burning the boat at the end of the ritual. ()
AllStarsRitesOfPassage.jpg|Amber, Rob M., and Jenna L. beginning their Rites of Passage in .
PalauRitesofpassage.jpg|The Rites of Passage being performed in .
182px-Bobby jon rites.jpg|The final three burning Bobby Jon's portrait during the ritual. () 
Maxresdefaultd.jpg|The skull in the Rites of Passage about to be burned, as part of the ritual. ()
Survivor-micronesia99x.jpg|The final three in performing the Rites of Passage.
S17 Rites of Passage.png|The Rites of Passage being performed in .
182px-SamoaRitesofPassage.jpg|The Rites of Passage being performed in .
S2214-RITESOFPASSAGE 640x480 1926419690.jpg|The final four in performing the Rites of Passage.
5223767 14.jpeg|The Rites of Passage being performed in .
Finale-rite-of-passage-walk.jpg|The final four of performing the Rites of Passage.
==References==
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