A Chrismation is a formal confirmation, a rite of passage from childhood to adulthood symbolizing the coming of age for a teenage youth, customarily at or close to the age of 12 or 13. Within the African-American society there is no formal event which establishes the transition from childhood to adulthood. 

One thing that American Society finds lacking outside of a directly cultural context is the formal rite of passage from childhood to adulthood. Gro Mambo Angélá has set a precedent by performing a formal Chrismation in the tradition of African Culture for the first time ever in the United States.

The true beauty of this ceremony is its significance in the life of the child. It symbolizes the formal rite of passage not only from childhood to adulthood but also from innocence to accountability. It is during this ceremony that the child accepts responsibility for his or her actions and for the knowledge of right and wrong. The ceremony empowers the child to make better decisions and prevent wrong choices in life, thereby forging a foundation for adult life based on strength, stability, faith, love, direction, peace, and wisdom.

More beauty can also be found in the universality of the principles of the ceremony. While other such rites of passage, such as Jewish Bat Mitzvahs or Bar Mitzvahs and Catholic Confirmations, are reserved for those who maintain a particular faith, a Chrismation in the tradition of African Culture is not. Anyone, regardless of faith, religion, color, creed, or race can enjoy the benefits of a Chrismation and use the ceremony as a springboard for the successful adult life of any child. Moreover, while other such rituals have come and gone proving to be unsuccessful, Chrismation taps into a power that no matter what remains constant and will always maintain principles and significance.