Title: Blood and Tradition: Exploring the Beninese Tribe** Ritual Introduction: In a remote tribe in Benin, a mother holds 5-year-old Ken in his arms, and several witches are carving scars into his face.
Ken cried in pain, but they had to carefully scrape each wound so that sweat would not erode the wound. This is part of the ** ritual at the age of 5, the beginning of the rite of passage.
** Ritual at the age of 5: The uncles dig pits and spread leaves in preparation for Ken's ceremony.
The sorceresses began to make marks on his face, about 2 centimeters each, without anesthetic.
Such a tortuous and painful process meant that he would become a qualified ** for the tribe. Ken cried out in pain, his voice echoing through the forest, accompanied by the sound of the sorceresses carving.
The entire ceremony can take 60-90 minutes. Once the engraving is complete, the sorceress use a special potion to care for the wound to promote healing.
Ken will eventually leave a crocodile-like scar on his face, a hallmark of his adulthood. 18-year-old ** ceremony: Ken has grown into a young man, and he will usher in the 18-year-old ** ceremony.
This time, he needs to drink the rice porridge that his mother prepared for him herself, which is the heart booster for him to complete the cutting ceremony. Rice porridge is believed to give him willpower and courage that helps him persevere during rituals.
Aside from Ken's own will, all preparations were aimed at preventing him from escaping.
He will face the scalpel of the priest, which can only be successfully accomplished by sustained willpower.
The whole process is full of rituals, and he needs to show the strength and courage of an adult. Significance and Cultural Background of the Ritual: After completing the ritual, Ken will become a qualified adult of the tribe.
The presence of this ritual is not limited to Benin, there are similar traditions in places such as New Guinea in Asia. Behind these rituals is the worship of faith, tribal belonging, or the pursuit of beauty.
The Beninese tribe believes that such rituals give them crocodile** and make them braver and healthier. In a pluralistic world culture, all kinds of rituals and traditions deserve our respect and appreciation, which is part of the world's cultural diversity.
Conclusion: Ken's rituals, as well as similar traditional rituals, demonstrate the diversity and importance of rituals in different cultures. These rituals exist in places like Benin and Asian New Guinea, and they have their roots in religious worship, tribal affiliation, or the pursuit of some kind of beauty.
Ken must go through the pain of cutting his face in order to complete the ritual and become a qualified adult. Although these rituals may be seen as extraordinary in modern society, they deserve our respect for the traditions and values of different cultures.
By describing the presence of the rites of the Beninese tribes and similar rituals around the world, this article aims to provoke readers to think about and appreciate the different cultural traditions and how to respect them in a pluralistic world.