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Male-child cleansing ceremony of the Lango of central northern Uganda

La cérémonie de purification des garçons chez les Lango du centre-nord de l’Ouganda

The male-child cleansing ceremony, performed among the Lango people of central northern Uganda, is a healing ritual for a male child believed to have lost his manhood. During the ceremony, the mother and male child spend three days inside the house and eat unsweetened millet porridge. The child is treated as a baby for the duration of...

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Slovácko Verbuňk, recruit dances

Slovácko Verbuňk, la danse des recrues

The Slovácko verbŭnk is an improvised dance performed by boys and men living in the South Moravia and Zlín districts of the Czech Republic. The name of the dance is derived from the German term Werbung (changed into verbŭnk), meaning “recruitment”, reflecting its historical origins in the recruitment of dancers and soldiers for the...

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