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e-muratare . circumcision ceremony
Part l

​Circumcision ceremony marks the end of one generation and the beginning of the next for the Samburu.
Boys become men as the current morans or warriors become elders. It takes place once every 15-20 years, where the Samburu gather for months far from their homes in their respective clans. The boys spend this time bonding with one another as ​age-old rituals take place, each doused with meaning.
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