Since the previous morning, the uncircumcised 14-year-old from the Bukusu tribe in western Kenya had ... Rift Valley and the climax of Shadrack’s passage to manhood—a passage crucial to ...

These rituals, which commemorate the passage from childhood to maturity, are an integral element of many South African ...

and rites of passage," he said. "We are absolutely determined to protect our sacred waters and our way of life from those who ...

After the child naming ceremony, puberty rites are the next set of rituals of social status transformation which children undergo in Ghanaian culture. The most well preserved puberty rites are the ...