A Tribe in Ethiopia Where Women Are Whipped Mercilessly In Order To Show That They LOVE Their MEN. {PHOTOS}
A brutal ceremony in
which the women are whipped mercilessly to show their love and affection has
been revealed in pictures by a photographer.
A tribal ceremony
during which young women are whipped in order to show the sacrifices they make
for men is revealed in a series of photographs, according to a report by Dailymail.
The strange ceremony
takes place among the Hamar tribe people of Ethiopia. According to the
people of the tribe, scars demonstrate a woman's capacity for love, and if they
fall on hard times later in life it allows them to call on those who whipped
them for help.
Women are whipped as
part of a Rite of Passage ceremony for boys, when female family members declare
their love for the young man at the heart of the celebration.
After the ceremony
the boy becomes a man, and is allowed to marry.
The brutal tradition
is known as Ukuli Bula, and was captured by photographer Jeremy Hunter. Instead
of fleeing, women beg men to whip them again during the ceremony, held in the
Omo River Valley.
For men, male
decoration is simpler with the exception of their facial painting which denote
status and progression up the social ladder.
A key element of the
ceremony is the whipping of young women who are family members or relatives of
the boy undertaking the Rite-of-Passage. The women trumpet and sing, extolling
the virtues of the Jumper, declaring their love for him and for their desire to
be marked by the whip. They coat their bodies with butter to lessen the effect
of the whipping which is only carried out by Maza - those who have already
undergone this Rite-of-Passage.
Some whipping
appears to be tender, others more aggressive. But once whipped, the girls
proudly show off their scars - as proof of their courage and integrity. ItÃs a
kind of Insurance Policy. The ceremony tends to unite the family and is a
demonstration of the womenÃs capacity for love, and in later life - perhaps
when they've become widowed - they will look to the boys who whipped them years
before to request help.The scars on her back are said to be proof of her
sacrifice for the man, and it is therefore impossible for the man to refuse her
needs in hard times or emergencies.
Hamar women of the
Lower Omo Valley, Southern Ethiopia willingly submit themselves to be whipped
during the ceremony of Ukuli Bula . It indicates their courage and capacity for
love, and is a form of insurance policy. Should they fall on hard times in
later life, they will look to the boy who whipped them to request help.To reach
manhood, Hamar boys must undergo two rituals: circumcision and a leap over the
bulls. This determines whether the young Hamar male is ready to make the social
jump from youth to adulthood.
After a successful
bull-jump - always naked - the Hamar boy, now a Maz - a mature member of the
society - may get married.
At every ceremony
around two hundred members of the Hamar (also spelt Hamer) participate in this
life-changing event.
Source;Tori news.
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