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Female members of the Hammer tribe from the village of Turmi, situated in southern Ethiopia near the Kenyan border, accept a whipping by tribesmen as part of a ritual called the “bull jumping ceremony” that takes place during the passage of a young boy to adulthood, in Turmi, Ethiopia, 25 September 2019. The ceremony entails a young boy walking and jumping over seven bulls to become an adult while the tribe, who are mainly cattle ranchers, oversees the ceremony. The Hammer tradition wants women to have their hair coated with a mix of earth and butter that shall make them pretty while they dance during the ritual to give strenght to the young boy on his way to become an adult. In another part of the ceremony tribesmen with their faces painted whip women on demand to give courage to the adult initiate. (Photo by Stéphanie Lecocq/EPA/EFE)
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