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23 South African teenagers killed in initiation rite this year
A traditional rite practiced in South Africa has left 23 male teenagers dead following the Xhosa Ulwaluko ceremony, which consists of circumcision plus an initiation into manhood. The ancestral ...
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Pope Francis breaks with tradition on his own funeral and burial rites
The new protocol replaces the traditional three coffins of cypress ... He emphasized that the renewed rite aims to highlight ...
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Students to Undergo Traditional Rites As Summer Nears End
Sometime between today and Saturday at noon, all students living on campus will go through the traditional mustering ... As part of the ancient rites, all those inhabiting College dwellings ...