Bora (Australian)
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bora-australian-313-844306
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Bora (Australian)
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Bora is an initiation ceremony of the Aboriginal people of Eastern Australia. The word "bora" also refers to the site on which the initiation is performed. At such a site, boys, having reached puberty, achieve the status of men. The initiation ceremony differs from Aboriginal culture to culture, but often, at a physical level, involved scarification, circumcision, subincision and, in some regions, also the removal of a tooth. During the rites, the youths who were to be initiated were taught trad
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bora_(Australian)
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2024-03-08T01:37:00Z
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