Meet the Tribe that Allows Boys Drink Semen to Become Men
- Times of India
Papua New Guinea – There are many traditions and coming-of-age rituals that various tribes in the world have to perform. Some of these traditions are quite unusual, even extreme to do.
One is a ritual that must be performed by the boys of Sambia tribe in Papua New Guinea.
They are the tribe that drinks semen to turn boys into men. This ritual, which is a symbol of a young boy’s rite of passage to manhood, starts when a boy is between the ages of 6 to 10 and comprises of 6 stages.
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- Times of India
Imperative to the processes and teaching of the initial ceremony is the notion that women can be dangerous to men.
To become a man, and in essence a “warrior,” these young men are taught how to detach themselves from their mothers and the women around them as a means of showing that they can live without them and prove their masculinity.
The six-stage process of affirming one’s manhood can take anywhere from 10 to 15 years until these young men father a child.
Much of the initiation and training is characterised by what some have deemed to be highly erotic and sexual.
In the first stages, a sharp stick of cane is inserted deeply into the young boy’s nostrils until he bleeds profusely.
The young boys are also introduced to older warriors who are told that bachelors are going to “copulate” with them to make them grow.
Throughout much of the 6 stages, the act of having the stick of cane inserted into the nostrils and the performance of 'fellatio' are integral to the process of becoming a man.
While the former practice is often derided by many as 'inhumane' and the latter is often referred to as 'homosexual' behaviour, the Sambia’s understanding and purpose behind these two processes differs from our conventional understanding.
