Soon in the Olympics?
This Hamer tribe woman has her back whipped as a young man from her
family is doing the "bull jumping" ceremony to become a man.
During the ceremony, Hamer girls show that they do not fear anything,
so they ask the men to whip them to blood...They even fight between
girls to be the first to be whipped. In the future, if times become
hard for the girl, she'll be able to remind the bull jumper that she
suffered for him, and receive help.
© Eric Lafforgue www.ericlafforgue.com
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peeveyr 10 months ago | reply
amazing.....
Likkhi 10 months ago | reply
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dwight g 10 months ago | reply
What an interesting photo and narration of life. One learns the in and outs of setting one self up for the present and future. Agree, "amazing".
gfitz36 10 months ago | reply
You must be pleased with this one. That hand with the cane really makes it.
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