Hamar Tribe Bull Jumping Ritual: From Naasi (Boyhood) To Maz (Adulthood)

The Hamar tribe bull jumping ritual is a sacrificial ceremony that transforms men from boyhood to adulthood

The Hamar tribe are found around the bush covered hills in the the eastern part of the Omo Valley in southern Ethiopia. They have unique rituals such as a bull jumping ceremony that men go through in order to reach adulthood, where young Hamar women get whipped to prove their love for their kinsmen.

As it is with many other African traditions, the Hamar tribe is not an exception in the transition to adulthood. In achieving Manhood in Ethiopia, boys must undergo two different rituals: circumcision of the boy child, which happens when a boy loses his baby teeth, and a leap over the bulls.

Successful fulfillment of these two rituals enables boys to transfer from boyhood (naasi), to uninitiated (ukuli), to unmarried adult (maz).

Bull Jumping is believed to be done as a sign of rebirth and transition of a boy into manhood and there are several stages of the initiation process.

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On the day of the ceremony, female relatives of the young jumpers assemble themselves in a circle, dress-up with beaded necklaces, iron coils around their arms, and decorate their skin with cowry shells.

Some wear iron torques around their necks known as ensente, which indicate the wealth and prestige of the woman’s husband.

To a chorus of bells and screaming horns, the women circle the men, jumping and dancing to the beat. Suddenly, a woman abandons the dancing group. She begins to heckle the young topless man, yelling insults at him.

There upon these women get whipped to prove their love for their kinsmen. The hostility rises until he lifts the tree branch in his hand and delivers a forceful whip to her body. Visibly bleeding, the woman continues hurling abuse at the young man, shouting for all to hear that he didn’t whip her hard enough to provoke him further.

These women, who are related to the young jumper, endure this pain as a symbol of devotion to the jumper and the elders, and to show their loyalty to the tribe.

Hamar Tribe Bull Jumping Ritual, The tradition is known as Ukuli Bula and their sacrifice and devotion to the jumper are recognized and returned. Castrated cattle are then herded into the center of the celebration space and the women continue their dancing and horn blowing, circling the herd. A nervous ukuli appears.

The young jumper is put into a circle of men and the ritual begins.

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This is African tribe where bride’s aunt must sleep with groom to test his potency

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This Banyankole tribe from Southwestern Uganda. In this tribe when it comes to marriage, the aunts to the brides have special role to play by sleeping with would-be husband to their nieces to test their potencies.

This is to make sure they are potent. The whole idea of this tradition is to ensure their nieces virginity has been defended before being married.

The aunt also test if the bride is still a virgin before allowing the wedding to take place. Although, this outdated practice may sound weird but it shows how the people of Banyankole, particularly the Bahima tribe hold virginity in high esteem.

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19-year-old Girl Beaten To Pulp By Her Boyfriend In Delta State Nigeria.

19-year-old Girl Beaten To Pulp By Her Boyfriend In Delta State Nigeria.

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A 19-year-old Akwa Ibom girl is currently in a bad state after she was brutalised by her alleged boyfriend in Ugboroke area of Warri, Delta State Nigeria.

 It was gathered that the suspect identified as Patrick Fregene met the victim on the internet and invited her to Warri. Ever since then he turned her into a punching bag. 

"He has been locking her indoor and beating her continuously without his neighbours knowing," a source narrated.

"Thank God for the intervention of his elder brother who heard her crying at night and broke down the door only to discover her like this. She has been taken to the nearest hospital for treatment." the source added. 

Human rights activist, Comrade Israel Joe, confirmed the incident on Wednesday, June 1, 2022. 

"A quick visit this morning to the 19 years old akwa-Ibom state lady, beaten to a pulp by her boyfriend in Ugboroke, Uvwie, Delta State. There is no justification for such action against anyone and the law would take its course even if the said suspect is on the run," he wrote. 

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See the tribe in Ethiopia where women are flogged mercilessly as a sign of love for their men

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Women from the Hamar tribe in Ethiopia are usually whopped to show their love for men, the beating continue until their back turn bloody, they are not allowed to scream. They even beg the men to flog them over and over again.

Traditions are one thing in Africa that can not be brushed aside and Ethiopia is another good example of great tradition in which women from the Hamar tribe in Ethiopia get whipped to demonstrate their love for their men has been spotlighted by photographer Jeremy Hunter.

The women of this tribe engage in a tribal ceremony during which they are flogged to show the sacrifices they make for their men.

The tradition is known as Ukuli Bula and is done as part of a Rite of Passage ceremony for boys 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. During this ceremony, their female family members declare their love for the young men and to prove the sacrifice they are willing to endure, they beg men to whip them.

After the ceremony held in the Omo River Valley, the boy becomes a man and is now allowed to marry.

Hunter shared a series of photographs documenting the ceremony and revealed that after the whipping, tradition allows those women to call on help from those who marked them if ever they are in need of help. Young Hamar women sometimes coat their bodies with butter to lessen the effect of the whipping.

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