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Adulthood rite
The Hamer Ritual Of Jumping Castrated Bulls to Get Married
Eligible bachelors of the Hamer tribe of Ethiopia must excel at an age-old tradition of running over castrated bulls to get a bride. The bull jumping ceremony is marked from late September till after crop harvest in October each year. A successful candidate is seen as being capable of providing for the home and owning…
