Which country or tribe has the cruelest rite of passage?

Adult rituals are varied, usually painful and occasionally fatal. If you happen to be a man on Pentecote Island in Vanuatu, Africa, you need to go through a "death jump". "Death Jump" is usually held in April and May every year. In order to hold this activity, the boys will spend five weeks building a "jumping platform" with branches and trunks about 30 meters high, and laying boards at different heights of the "jumping platform" as contestants to choose jumping platforms with different heights. In order to prevent the wood on the platform from being dried by the sun, people also cover it with wide leaves. After the "tower jumping" was completed, the boys who were ready to take part in the competition began to look for suitable rattan in the dense forest nearby. The found rattan must meet two conditions: first, the rattan must be strong enough to ensure that it will not break during the competition; Second, the length of the rattan should be appropriate to ensure that the competitor's head will not touch the ground when it reaches the lowest point. In the "death jump", the contestants must first choose different heights of the platform according to their own courage and ability. Then stand on the platform of your choice and tie a crutch to your foot. The other end of these vines is tied to the wooden frame at the top of the platform. The contestants waved to the audience first, then raised their arms high, jumped up with a long whistle and fell to the ground with their heads down. The whole process only takes a few seconds. The crowd burst into warm cheers when they watched the player whose hair was swept upside down "fall" in front of people. The boys who have been waiting for the jump have swarmed, lifted the player high and helped him untie the two vines tied to his feet. Then, another contestant stood on the podium again. Like the former, he waved to the audience, raised his arms, and then jumped off the platform with a long whistle ... It is said that modern bungee jumping developed from here. Speaking of the origin of Vanuatu people's "death jump", there is also a legendary story. It is said that 1500 years ago, a woman hid at the top of a big tree to avoid her extremely violent husband. But her husband found her and planned to catch her in the tree. Seeing this situation, she tactfully tied a crutch to her ankle. When her husband was about to climb to the top of the tree, she jumped off the tree without hesitation. At this time, her husband jumped down from the tree before he could figure out what was going on. As a result, the brave woman was safe and sound, but her tyrannical husband died and could no longer torture her. Since then, Vanuatu people on this island have held a "death jump" every year to test whether the boys are brave, which has also become a rite of passage for men. All the boys who participated in the "death jump" risked their lives, because there were no other safety measures except the rattan on their ankles; But few competitors fall to death. 1974, when the Queen of England visited, a competitor fell to his death. Since then, there have been no similar accidents in the "death jump" activities. Bororo people: bar mitzvah is also a blind date. The adult ceremony of Bororo people in western Sudan is held once a year, mostly in the rainy season when aquatic plants begin to flourish. This coming-of-age ceremony is called the Charlotte ceremony, which is the period when young men and women choose their marriage partners and hold weddings, so their coming-of-age ceremony can also be said to be a blind date. In the preparatory stage of the Charlotte ceremony, committee of 100 forms a circle, and young men will walk into the venue one by one. The upper body must be naked, the lower body only wears a pair of pants or shorts, and the upper body is painted with a layer of oil paint to show strong muscles. Every young man has a shepherd's stick, usually made of branches, straight and smooth, as thick as the index finger or thumb. The ceremony was announced by the master of ceremonies, and then the men gave a deafening cheer and the women gave a shrill vibrato. When the cheers die down, the emcee will shout out a young man's name. The called young man jumped out, jumped into the middle of the circle and kept shouting. Wave your arms vigorously and show off your developed chest and arms to the people around you. After a minute or two, he chose one of the other young people to sit on the floor and play. The young man will take the shepherd's stick and wave it at the young man who chooses him. Every time he smokes, the young man will leave a red bar mark on his body, but he can't have fear or expression on his face, and he keeps shouting, such as: Come on, well played! ..... something like that. The people around you kept shouting, some encouraging the young people who were beaten, and some screaming with their eyes covered. If people think this man is brave enough in a few minutes, and people praise him several times, it shows that he is man enough, the master of ceremonies will announce that he will stop whipping and let him go around the field for a week. But some people are not so brave and can't help crying. At this time, the crowd was booed. Young people who can't stand whipping raise their hands to show that they want to end the test. Can stand the test and become a real man through adult etiquette. And those young people who have not stood the test can only go home in frustration and flee to distant pastures with their cattle and sheep. In the whole flogging process, the girls who have reached marriageable age have already fixed their eyes on every young man, and they already know all about those strong and brave young men. Once the activities in Charlotte are over, the girls will propose to their favorite young men through their parents. Excellent young men are sometimes admired by several girls. Masai: Ear piercing and tooth tapping are different from other tribes in East Africa. The earlobes of Masai people are all pulled into a big hole, and various earrings are hung, which are several shoulders long. Some wrap this annular earlobe into an ear knot. It turns out that Maasai people, male or female, have to get their ears pierced at the age of 14. Ear piercing here is not like girls' love to get pierced. When piercing ears, they first find a thick needle, then put it on the fire, poke a big hole in the earlobe after ironing, and then put on heavy earrings. In this way, day after day, the ears are stretched into a belt, so the Masai people are also called "long-eared people". Almost all adult men in Marseille lack lower incisors, which is also one of the signs of their adulthood. They didn't have front teeth because they were brave and heartless, but they were deliberately knocked out. It is said that when they are sick, it is convenient to feed water and medicine. Masai is the largest nomadic people in East Africa, and the adult ceremony of Masai tribe is held irregularly. It is said that the time should be obtained by the wizard of the tribe, and the time between two tribal adult ceremonies may be 4 to 5 years, or it may be 10 years. Kabale: Take the rite of passage as a holiday. Togo is a multi-ethnic country in West Africa. The Kaburi people who have lived in the northern mountainous areas for generations are the second largest tribe in Togo. Hard life, hard work and resistance to external resistance have created Cabriel's strong character and strong physique. Most of the young people here are tall, brave and brave. Girls are warm, simple, beautiful and healthy. Late July is the rainy season in northern Togo every year, and the climate in mountainous areas is cool and pleasant. Wrestling Festival and Maturity Festival, which mark the growth of young men and women of Kaburi nationality, are also held at this time. Kaibul will hold a coming-of-age ceremony for young men and women in the tribe who have reached the age of 18. At the wrestling festival, people are singing and dancing, which is very lively. The whole bar mitzvah has both the roughness of Shan Ye and the warmth and mystery like an idyllic poem. According to tribal customs, young men from all Kaburi villages will gather in Ramakara in the north for a week-long wrestling match. Every boy who has reached the age of 18 must participate in the wrestling festival for three years in a row in order to truly become a man. On the day of the competition, at first light, crowds of men, women and children gathered at the competition venue. People wore gorgeous national costumes, knocked on castanets and whistled, cheering for the boys who participated in the competition. At one command, shouts and drums were heard in the wrestling field, and pairs of strong, dark and shiny young men got up and wrestled together. Shouting came from outside the stadium, and the girls were singing and dancing, which made the boys on the field more energetic. At the end of the game, regardless of winning or losing, it is considered to have stood the test, and the tribe officially admits that they have grown up. Togolese President Eyadema, who was born in Caballe, won the championship at the Lamacara Wrestling Festival more than 40 years ago and embarked on the road of joining the army. Over the years, he has a soft spot for wrestling festivals. No matter how busy his government affairs are, he will come to see them every July. In this way, the winner of the wrestling festival has the opportunity to be elected as a soldier of the presidential guard. In the same month, Cables will also hold a maturity festival for girls aged 18 to 2 1 year. Although the festival is lively, it is somewhat mysterious. On the festival of maturity, all the girls who are going to get married will attend the ceremony of sitting on the sacred stone. This ceremony has been handed down from generation to generation, but few people know its specific form. This is because, unlike the wrestling festival, the mature festival is not allowed for men in the tribe and anyone outside the tribe to visit.