Black men from the greater Washington area teach boys how to tie a Windsor Knot in a unique rite of passage program at Andrew ...

The rites of passage promote a feeling of collective identity while introducing the virtues of leadership, accountability, and respect. The practice of makolwane must change along with South Africa.

During these three interrelated rites of passage, a group or age-set of Maasai boys pass together from being children to being morans (warriors), then adults and then elders. Enkipaata is a ...

Bare-knuckled and poised to punch, boys from the Venda tribe in Tshifudi, South Africa, engage in the boxing ... Valley and the climax of Shadrack’s passage to manhood—a passage crucial ...

Christianity came first to the continent of Africa in the 1st or early 2nd century AD. Oral tradition says the first Muslims appeared while the prophet Mohammed was still alive (he died in 632).

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. Presbyterian Church of East Africa Kitengela parish’s Rev Michael Njige celebrates with ...

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. Some of the elders who attended the rite of passage ceremony at Mbale Municipality Grounds ...

Dipo is a rite of passage for adolescent girls celebrated amongst the Ga-Adangme people including the people of Somanya, Odumase, Ningo, Prampram, Ada, Shai and Osu. The events held over the ...

The rites of passage promote a feeling of collective identity ... The practice of makolwane must change along with South Africa. Reforms that can address the problems of abuse, violence, and ...