awakening

herääminen, herätys Rousing from sleep, in a natural or a figurative sense; rousing into activity; exciting; as, the awakening city; an awakening discourse; the awakening dawn.
The act of awake awaking, or ceasing to sleep.
puhekieltä A revival of religion, or more general attention to religious matters than usual.
puhekieltä Being roused into action or activity.
2007, Abigail Brenner, Womens Rites of Passage'' (page 25)

When I invited women to decide for themselves which rite of passage to talk or write about, I found that only a few chose their sexual awakening.