The phrase "a rites" is not correct in written English.
It appears to be a misuse of the word "rites," which is typically used in the plural form as "rites" without the article "a."
Example: "The ancient civilization performed various rites to honor their gods."
Alternatives: "a ceremony" or "a ritual".
Two of Sir David Attenborough's more recent documentaries begin with The Bachelor King, a rites of passage story shot in South Georgia and artfully and movingly telling the moving story of one King Penguin from adolescence to adulthood.
Rigorous training Mentors receive rigorous training and use a "rites of passage" approach where mentees are encouraged to form strong and enduring bonds to the older men who guide them.
Rob Reiner, whose Stand By Me was one of last year's most pleasant surprises, being a rites of passage movie which treated children seriously as well as fondly, has brought a difficult trick off triumphantly with The Princess Bride.
Continuing the "McConaissance", which has seen his critical credibility resuscitated by such leftfield fare as Killer Joe and Magic Mike, Matthew McConaughey shines once again in Mud (2012, Entertainment One, 15), a rites of passage drama set amid the increasingly endangered houseboats of the Arkansas delta.
It contains many of the themes found in shots for the Great American novel - it's an anti-war Vietnam book, it's a rites of passage book, it's a loss of innocence, blessed childhood, where did America go wrong sort of book.
My first birth was a rites of passage into myself, I mean knowing myself more and in greater depth.
For teenage girls, its jobs represent a rite of passage.
It once provided a rites-of-passage touchstone that parents and teachers could use to start conversations.
The film begins with the boys' last day at school, but is not a rites-of-passage piece.
There followed last year's unforgettable Lance, a rites-of-passage tale drawing on Hodgson's adolescent cycling obsession.
Cyworld points to research showing that MySpace is a "rites-of-passage" site that kids will grow out of while Cyworld is a "real you" experience.
