A jaw-dropping bar mitzvah

The coming-of-age ceremony is a special ceremony held when boys and girls meet the age of adulthood. Moreover, countries and ethnic groups around the world have different kinds of adult ceremonies, which are traditional, exotic, simple and simple, extremely luxurious, or bold and unconstrained.

Here are some of the more jaw-dropping coming-of-age ceremonies: Tanzania coming-of-age ceremony-cruel circumcision

In some African countries (including Tanzania), teenagers undergo circumcision when they reach adulthood, which is part of the removal of their external genitalia: the foreskin of men and the clitoris of women. Regarding the latter, some people believe that this is to keep women loyal. Only those who have been circumcised can be recognized as having reached adulthood and have the qualifications and ability to marry and reproduce.

German adult ceremony-reaching the age of 14 is an adult

The German adult ceremony is a long-standing traditional festival in Germany. In religion and customs, an adult is considered an adult when he reaches the age of 14, and a rite of passage is held. German adult rites not only have this religious meaning, but also give them new meaning. In April and May every year, boys and girls over the age of 14 across the country dress up and gather at local cultural homes accompanied by their parents, relatives and friends. In a festive atmosphere, local government leaders or social celebrities first delivered speeches, explaining their obligations and rights to society after adulthood, and encouraging them to abide by social morality and serve the country.

Congo Adult Ceremony-Tooth Filing Ceremony

At the adult ceremony, the young boys will have the patriarch file their front teeth into sharp knives with a file. It is said that this "tooth filing ceremony" means that the young boys have grown into "men" and can participate in hunting and fight against wild animals.

Australia's adult ceremony--Tooth Cutting Ceremony

In some Australian Aboriginal rite of passage, people break the incisors of young men participating in the rite of passage and make them fast. There are also on-the-spot examinations at the ceremony: young men must be calm in front of all kinds of scary sounds created by adults. If you can pass this level, the second level will be to accept the challenge of fighting from three adult men. Even if you are injured and bled during the fight, you must persist until the last moment.

Canadian adult ritual-swallowing lizard

Indian teenagers in Canada's Rocky Region must swallow a live lizard raw during a coming-of-age ceremony, and those who are timid are disqualified.

Togolese adult rituals-wrestling, stone sitting

Togo is located in western Africa, where there are more than 40 tribes. The Kabres, who have lived in the northern mountains for generations, are the second largest tribe. In late July every year, the Kabres hold adult ceremonies for young men and women over the age of 18 in the tribe: men hold a wrestling festival and women hold a maturity festival.

The week-long wrestling competition is held in Ramakara. Every young man over the age of 18 has to participate in the competition for three consecutive years before he can truly become a man. During the competition, people dressed in colorful national costumes, knocked on castanets, blew whistles, and cheered. The girls danced and sang, making the young men on the field more energetic. At the end of the game, whether they won or lost, they were considered tested, and the tribe officially admitted that they had grown up.

Zaire's bar mitzvah-Girls enter the "Holy House" and fast for three days

When Zairean women reach the age of adulthood, they are taken to the forest, locked in a "holy house" that is not allowed to men, fasting for three days, and are guided by the women to prepare them for their upcoming adult life.

Eskimo Girl's Rage Ceremony-Reindeer

An Eskimo girl had to tame a deer and cross the ice field alone back to her tribe before she could come and declare to her tribe,"I am no longer a child. I have become an adult and can travel the ice field independently."