I've been trying to find out for a long time why do people celebrate their 21st. I get the 18th; you're no more underage, you can vote, smoke and drink, get married and in Finland you get your license. But what about when you're twenty-one, what new do you get to do? Not much.
So far the answer to my question has mainly been that Aussies just want to have a reason to party, but I wanted to know what's actually behind it. So this is what I found:
- Back in the day 21 used the be the age limit for most of the rights I described above. Seems to be that the age of 18 is a 20th century thing
- 21 was a coming of age, time to step out from the childhood and become an adult
- 21st is still seen as a big milestone when you start seriously thinking about your career and life in the future
- In some countries the age of 21 still gives you the right to drink or get married etc.
That's all my research this time,
Liisa
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