10 brutal test of masculinity

Doctors believe that a boy becomes a man when all his genitals completely formed. Other people believe that the boy becomes a man, the first time I had sex, or kick, or smoked. But there are people who are forced to pass the test of the young man, that he proved his manhood.
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1. Removal of childhood memories (Canada).

Algonquin tribe believe childhood obstacle in becoming a man. Therefore, they hold ceremonies designed to completely erase childhood memories. They keep children from 14 to 21 weeks in the cells and do not give them anything edible except visokana. It is a powerful hallucinogen that can cause not only memory loss, but also loss of speech, aggression, stroke, heart attack and even death.

After 2-3 weeks of youths inspect for the presence of memories. If someone they were, then they have to go through the ritual again.





2. Jumping Bull (Ethiopia).

The Karo tribe has a tradition that requires future men pass a special test. They need to jump over the bull in the buff.

If you do not pass this test, then you have no right to marry, and if there will be children, you are obliged to kill them. If you can not kill their child, the child's mother has to carry a child in the wilderness, to pour him a mouth full of earth and left to die.



3. Circumcision (Philippines).

In 2011, statistics showed that 93% of men are circumcised in the Philippines. Usually, circumcision takes place in the age of 12. If, after this age the boy remained uncircumcised, society ridicules him, he allegedly was not a man but a coward. Then the little boys asking their parents about the service.

There are two ways of circumcision in the Philippines: Medical and traditional. In the traditional circumcision anesthesia is not used. Instead, give the poor guy chewing guava leaf, which is designed to reduce the pain of surgery. And instead of a medical knife used a piece of wood called «subokan».



4. Hunting Lion (Kenya and Tanzania).

The Masai boy must prove his courage of a lion hunt, using only a shield and spear. They used to hunt alone, but because of declining lion populations tradition changed, and now has become a hunting group.

The Masai believe that hunting the boy show the quality that are only real men - courage. But the Masai considered a great sin hunts a wounded lion, lioness and cub, as the latter is considered the giver of life.



5. Skin modifications (Papua New Guinea).

Tribe Sepik believes crocodiles sacred animals. They can prove to any person of their indestructible spiritual bond with reptiles. And these animals are designed to complete a painful rite of passage boy into a man.

Elders conduct ceremonies crocodile tooth, cutting the skin of young men, and "decorate" it with beautiful patterns that are very reminiscent of crocodile carapace. Upon completion of Arts, is applied to the wounds with ashes, and proclaim a boy man.

To date, not all boys are like a rite of initiation. This is due to the introduction of Western culture in a familiar environment. And the ritual has become too expensive and not every family can afford it.



6. The Flagellation and poisoning (Brazil).

Matistsky ritual is divided into 4 stages. In the first boys in the eyes injected the poison, it is believed that it will improve the eyesight of an eagle. The second and third stages of the beaten, and repeatedly.

At the final stage they inject poison frog monkey Campo. It is not considered to be hallucinogenic, but can cause terrible psychological disorders, as well as nausea, vomiting, dizziness and complete relaxation of the intestine. The elders of the tribe believe that this poison only harden the future hunters.



7. Cleaning of blood (Papua New Guinea).

Tribe Matausa considers women unclean. And in order to free the boy from the harmful influence of the female, they clean the blood.

They inserted two reed tube in the throat, thereby causing blood to spew. Then, they move their nostrils get rid of harmful mucus and other fluids. Further, Elder has some language tool like an arrow. And after this ritual - you're a man.

This rite of initiation into the elite thinks. Thus, not everyone is allowed to him.



8. The ceremony of the murder of a dog (Russian).

Archaeologists have recently discovered that the boys in Russia were forced to kill their dogs. Thus, they proved their readiness to become a ruthless war. And as shown by artifacts, dogs chose not by chance, they were all from 7 to 12 years. That is the age of the dog exactly matched the age of the boy.

To become a true warrior, they should lose their innocence. (Innocence here in a different sense.) And the best way to do it - is to kill someone they loved.



9. Upgrade Management (Australia).

For initiation into manhood, tribal elders in every way Unambal boy cut the skin, and wounds sprinkled sand. Thus create decorative scars.

Then the "young" should be circumcised. But the ritual does not end there. They cut the penis from base to tip to the urethra. It is believed that because of their penises become more attractive.



10. Oral and ingestion (Papua New Guinea).

Members of the tribe Sambia believe that every boy must make a blowjob and swallow the old war ... the result. The only way he can become a real man.

They believe that the seed - a symbol of fertility and virility. It is believed that only swallowing sperm, the boy begins to produce its own.

Nothing geyskogo here, according to representatives of the tribe. Boys do blowjob to 15 years, and then they themselves become "mentors." No predrassuditelnogo if a warrior from another tribe take part in the ritual.

After his marriage participate in the ritual of smoking, as the woman pollutes male genitalia.

After these rituals boy probably need medical assistance than that stupid title "man." In modern society, medicine is very accessible, and these boys can only regret.

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