A
brutal ceremony in which the women are whipped mercilessly to show
their love and affection has been revealed in pictures by a
photographer.
The women are whipped to show their love and strength
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. Itís a kind of Insurance Policy. The ceremony
tends to unite the family and is a demonstration of the womenís 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.
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