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With the zane, or incision of the final tribal markings, the girl is considered eligible for marriage, one year after the second, pubertal scarification rite (Kirk-Greene, 1957)[1]. She does not marry a boy until he has undergone his Hono initiation rites (which includes endurance, but not circumcision).
Janssen,
D. F., Growing Up Sexually. Last revised: Sept 2004 |
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