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Xingu Indian youth performing in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The rite of passage
for young Xingu Indian males is named
Awawoiá. During the
Awawoiá rites, youths are isolated in seclusion and are not allowed to have
contact with any girls or women. They can only have contact with other
males and spend much of their time training for Huka-Huka wrestling contests. Male
Xingu Indian youths start the
Awawoiá at the age of fourteen and the rite typically lasts for between two
to four years.
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