Confirmation and coming of age.

The article presents an exploration into the coming-of-age rituals and traditions of Sweden from the 19th-century. Details are given identifying the age of adulthood as 15 and an extensive overview of the Lutheran confirmation process and its social implications is given. Elements discussed include the origins and logistics of the Confirmation and First Communion rites in the Swedish Lutheran Church, the requisite testing and knowledge needed to undergo the process, and the changes in dress and legal status which came from it.