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Originally Posted by Doc Jones
That scar initiation process looks incredibly painful.
Do all the men in the community have to go through that process?
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The ceremony is slowly dying out. The village we stayed in is one of the last to keep up the tradition, and most of the men there have been initiated.
The ceremony is about removing the blood of the mother, which is said to be contaminated, and thus about becoming a man, and being allowed into the sacred spirit house
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Originally Posted by ledge
You lucky, lucky bastard!
What was it like during the ceremony?
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It was really quite intense. We were up at 6:00am and didnt stop running around for hours. By the end the cameraman and I were exhausted. I thought I would be more disturbed by the whole event, but I wasnt. It was crazy though....
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Originally Posted by 3o3
jase: thanks for the pics!
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No probs Seb! Glad you liked them...