Rites of passageRites of passage

By Arcanu Alexandru CristianBy Arcanu Alexandru Cristian

More tribes from Africa and the Amazon’s jungle have a weird practice. The womans and even the men broaden their lips.

In the small tribe In the small tribe Padaung from Padaung from Asia the Asia the womans wear womans wear some metalic some metalic rings .The rings .The “jewelry “ weigh “jewelry “ weigh almost 9 kg. In almost 9 kg. In this way the this way the womans was womans was protected from protected from bites of tigers.bites of tigers.

Ritual small-scale warfareRitual small-scale warfare between rival villages is  between rival villages is integral to traditional Dani integral to traditional Dani culture, with much time culture, with much time spent preparing weapons, spent preparing weapons, engaging in both mock engaging in both mock and real battle, and and real battle, and treating any resulting treating any resulting injuries. Typically the injuries. Typically the emphasis in battle is to emphasis in battle is to insult the enemy and insult the enemy and wound or kill token wound or kill token victims, as opposed to victims, as opposed to capturing territory or capturing territory or property or vanquishing property or vanquishing the enemy village. the enemy village.

The Karo excel in face and body painting, practiced in preparation of their dances and ceremonies. They pulverize locally found white chalk, yellow mineral rock, red iron ore and black charcoal to decorate their bodies, often imitating the spotted plumage of a guinea fowl.

Feather plumes are inserted in their clay hairbuns to complete the look. The clay hair bun can take up to three days to construct and is usually re-made every three to six months. Their painted facemasks are spectacular.

Karo women scarify their chests to beautify themselves. Scars are cut with a knife and ash is rubbed in to produce a raised welt.

The Hamer are pastoralists and number about 30,000. They are known for their practice of body adornment and wearing a multitude of colorful beads. Women adorn their necks with heavy polished iron jewelry.

The most significant ceremony for young men is the "jumping of the bull" - the final test before passing into adulthood.

Several days before the ceremony, initiates pass out invitations in the form of dried knotted grass. The ceremony lasts three days.

Late in the afternoon on Late in the afternoon on the final day, ten to thirty the final day, ten to thirty bulls are lined up side by bulls are lined up side by side. The naked initiate side. The naked initiate rushes towards the rushes towards the animal, vaults onto the animal, vaults onto the first bull's back and then first bull's back and then runs across the line of runs across the line of animals. At the end of the animals. At the end of the line he turns back to line he turns back to repeat the performance in repeat the performance in the opposite direction. He the opposite direction. He must make this unstable must make this unstable journey without falling.journey without falling.

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