Ulwaluko
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Ulwaluko is a traditional initiation and rite of passage practised by the Xhosa people, and is commonly practised throughout South Africa. The ritual is traditionally intended as a teaching institutio
Abakhwetha (group of initiates)
Xhosa initiates after circumcision ritual
Lebollo la banna
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Lebollo la banna is a Sesotho term for male initiation.
Ulwaluko
…African groups such as the Maasai of Kenya and Tanzania use circumcision to mark the transition from boyhood to manhood paralleling aspects of Ulwaluko. Lebollo la banna Intonjane…
Basotho initiates, Matatiele.
This small house is used by the boys to sleep in during their time in initiation school.
Basotho initiates arriving home from initiation school.
Lekolwane.