The Kenyan Bukusu tribe still practices a rather harsh male initiation ritual. None of the boys can escape it - they have not passed the ceremony, they have not become a man.
All schools are closed and the village has been watching the blood-marked initiation for a month.
The initiation rite of boys once existed in all cultures of the Earth. Now the significance of this sacred act in the civilized world is fading away, but for Africa it still remains one of the most important moments in the life of men.
It takes a long time to prepare for circumcision. The day before the ritual itself, the future man must slaughter the bull himself in order to make a symbolic outfit out of his skin.
Then the boy will have to withstand a hail of blows from relatives and other villagers. So he is prepared for the injustice of life.
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The shaman comes and the action begins. During the execution, the boy is obliged to maintain complete equanimity, no matter how painful it really is.
A real man comes out from under the knife of the sorcerer. Now he is considered a full member of the tribe - a hunter, a warrior, a fighter.