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[[File:Age of ascension pain sticks.jpg|thumb|Worf undergoes his Second Rite of Ascension]]
The '''Rite of Ascension''' is a ritual when a [[Klingon]] child symbolically becomes a warrior. It must be followed by the Second Rite of Ascension in less than ten years in order to become a warror.
 
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The '''Rite of Ascension''' was a [[ritual]] performed when a [[Klingon]] child who had reached the [[Age of Inclusion]] symbolically became a warrior. This ritual used kor'tova candles to represent the fire burning in the heart of a warrior, and when the Klingon child lit the candle, it signified their lighting the fire in their hearts. It was required to be followed by the Second Rite of Ascension in less than ten years in order for the Klingon to fully become a warrior. The rite involved the repeated use of [[painstik]]s to test the warrior's endurance and resolve. ({{TNG|Firstborn}})
   
[[Worf]] underwent his Second Rite of Ascension in [[2365]]. ([[TNG]]: "[[The Icarus Factor]]")
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[[Worf]] underwent his Second Rite of Ascension in [[2365]]. ({{TNG|The Icarus Factor}})
   
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Revision as of 06:27, 27 May 2014

Age of ascension pain sticks

Worf undergoes his Second Rite of Ascension

The Rite of Ascension was a ritual performed when a Klingon child who had reached the Age of Inclusion symbolically became a warrior. This ritual used kor'tova candles to represent the fire burning in the heart of a warrior, and when the Klingon child lit the candle, it signified their lighting the fire in their hearts. It was required to be followed by the Second Rite of Ascension in less than ten years in order for the Klingon to fully become a warrior. The rite involved the repeated use of painstiks to test the warrior's endurance and resolve. (TNG: "Firstborn")

Worf underwent his Second Rite of Ascension in 2365. (TNG: "The Icarus Factor")