How Some Tribe in ETHIOPIA Perform There Wedding Ceremony

in women •  6 years ago 

Women from the Hamar tribe in Ethiopia are whipped to show their love for men going through Rite of Passage ceremony. The beatings go on until their backs turn bloody.

They are not allowed to scream. They even beg the men to do it again and again.

This is believed to be a way of showing their support for "the initiate, and their scars give them a right to demand his help in time of need," said Africageographic

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