The Process Of The Young Pioneers Enrollment Ceremony: Threshold And Pass

The China Young Pioneers is the strategic reserve of the cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics,is the big school of children's ideological and moral education and mental quality training,is the mass organization of children.It is a sacred political organization,which plays an important role in the ideological education of children.The ritual of joining China Young Pioneers is an important carrier of reflecting China Young Pioneers' s sanctity,is the first important event in children's life.The symbol of the ritual of joining China Young Pioneers has three meanings,including interpretation,operation and status,it is advantageous to children's feeling for political concepts.The ritual of joining China Young Pioneers is the beginning of joining China Young Pioneers,is the start of their political career,it's true value is forging successors to the communist cause.According to the theory named rites of passage,most rituals including the ritual of joining China Young Pioneers is a process model which is constituted of a number of ceremonial activities.It's function is changing individual's identity or status.The proceeding of the rites of passage includes many arrangements and every arrangement includes three stages,which are pre-limen stage,limen stage and post-limen stage.The ritual of joining China Young Pioneers has four arrangements,which are the stage of political life,the stage of the ritual of joining China Young Pioneers,the stage of the ritual of joining China Young Pioneers process and the stage of the day of joining China Young Pioneers.The children who are in the stage of pre-limen separate from the original state,and they begin to look forward to joining China Young Pioneers.However,they are not formal China Young Pioneers.The children who are in the stage of limen try to do some practical things in order to be accepted by China Young Pioneers.Maybe they experience many tests,and they must try to do better.Moreover,they need many people's help such as instructor,Young Pioneers and parents.The children who are in the stage of post-limen joined the ritual of joining China Young Pioneers and experienced the baptism.The level of their political socialization will improve,and finally pass through the limen of political identity transformation to become a member of the China Young Pioneers.However,some children can not pass through the limen of political identity transformation because of many reasons,such as lack of cognition,formalism and unequal opportunities.Enhancing cognition about China Young Pioneers and the ritual of joining China Young Pioneers,respecting children's subjectivity and standardizing the ritual of joining China Young Pioneers are important measures to help children pass through the limen of political identitytransformation and to make the successors to the communist cause come in to the world.