The Separation stage can be described as:. a. the time period immediately prior to the ceremony in which the bride and groom are not allowed to see each other.
b. the fact that the bride, especially, is cloistered away from everyone that will be attending the wedding except the bridal party.
c. the time period days or weeks before the wedding.
d. Both B & C
e. None of the above.

E.

Explanation:

The rite of passage can be defined as a ceremonial event that happens when a person enters into a new stage of life such as birth, marriage, death.

The rite of passage is divided into three different stages, that is, the separation stage, the transition or liminality stage, and the incorporation stage.

The Separation stage is the stage in which the person is separated from his/her environment and previous role as he/she enters the new stage of life. This ceremony is performed when a child is born, death or funeral. So, from the given options the correct one is option E because the rituals concerning marraige falls into the third stage, that is, the incorporation stage.

Thus option E is correct.

a. both connotative and denotative.