Rite of passage when the Xikrin Indigenous People achieve the spiritual majority Woman hit her own head with a machete Amazon

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Xikrin indigenous woman from Catete village being conforted by other women after self-penitence act during Bep ritual. The Bep is a seasonal celebration, a rite of passage when the Xikrin Indigenous People achieve the spiritual "majority". The woman hit her own head with a machete, crying and remembering the ancestors. Cultural traditions, Amazon rainforest, Brazil.

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Size: 3540px × 2459px
Location: Catete village Xikrin indigenous people Caiapo nation Amazon rain forest Brazil
Photo credit: © Felipe Goifman / BrazilPhotos / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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