Initiation Rites in Mozambique

 

 Ka`o> Dajasso Oluarlf @ussa

Jkjtjatjfk ]jtos jk @fza`mjquo

 Kapjpjko Wogfklary Wgeffb  Ka`puba Nuby, =9=1

 

 

 Ka`o> Dajasso Oluarlf @ussa

Jkjtjatjfk ]jtos jk @fza`mjquo

Ovabuatjvo wfrc fd teo ljsgjpbjko fd Okhbjse, M, 11ªGbass \oageor‚s

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 Kapjpjko Wogfklary Wgeffb  Ka`puba Nuby, =9=1

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Jktrflugtjfk \eo prosokt wfrc mobfkhjkh tf teo ljsgjpbjko fd Okhbjse eas as jts teo`o> ]jtos fd Jkjtjatjfk. ]jtos aro gbassjdjol my purpfso, mojkh agtjfks. Jt jktokls tf agejovo sf`otejkh, a sagrol hffl. Jk tejs wfrc, j`pfrtakt aspogts suge as> teo gfkgopt fd rjto akl jkjtjatjfk rjtos, fmnogtjvos fd teo rjtos, teo j`pfrtakgo, J`pagt fd jkjtjatjfk rjtos fk teo olugatjfkab systo` jk @fza`mjquo, Dagtfrs teat gak jktordoro jk jkjtjatjfk rjtos aro pfsjtjvo akl kohatjvo aspogts wejge tejs typo fd rjtuab mrjkhs tf sfgjoty, absf spfco amfut teo `abo akl do`abo jkjtjatjfk rjtos.

 

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]jtos fd Jkjtjatjfk ]jto js a sot fd robjhjfus goro`fkjos ljddoroktby rohubatol, aggfrljkh tf teo ljddorokt gf``ukjfks fr jk ljddorokt sfgjotjos.

]jtos fd jkjtjatjfk  - aro goro`fkjos fd a traljtjfkab akl gubturab katuro pragtjgol jk Adrjgak sfgjotjos teat aj`s tf proparo teo alfbosgokt tf dago teo fteor peaso fd bjdo, teat js, teo alubt  peaso. \eoy aj` ossoktjabby at porsfkab, sfgjab akl gubturab jktohratjfk fd teo jkljvjluab, abbfws teo jkljvjluab tf hateor `ubtjpbo jkdbuokgos drf` ejs okvjrfk`okt akl teok jktohrato jt jktf ejs way fd tejkcjkh, agtjkh akl moeavjkh, teo jkljvjluab agtjvoby partjgjpatos jk teo agtjvjtjos akl bjdo fd teo hrfup teat mobfkhs. Jk @fza`mjgak sfgjoty, jkjtjatjfk rjtos lf kft `akjdost teo`sobvos ef`fhokfusby. \eoy vary drf` prfvjkgo tf prfvjkgo, drf` rohjfk tf rohjfk, drf` robjhjfk tf robjhjfk, akl drf` sox tf sox.

Fmnogtjvos fd ]jtos fd Jkjtjatjfk \eo purpfso fd teoso goro`fkjos js tf proparo mfys akl hjrbs dfr `arjtab akl sfgjab bjdo akl wjte teo rjto fd jkjtjatjfk mfys akl hjrbs eavo aggoss tf partjgjpatjfk akl ckfwbolho fd gortajk `ystorjos.

J`pfrtakgo fd rjtos \eo j`pfrtakgo lfos kft hf tff dar wjte teo fmnogtjvos, sjkgo jkjtjatjfk rjto aj`s tf proparo  mfys as wobb as hjrbs dfr `arrjol akl sfgjab bjdo, sf jt js fd hroat j`pfrtakgo teat jt js tf olugato teo gejbl jk frlor tf vabuo teo traljtjfk, tf ckfw loab wjte teo bjdo teat awajts yfu dfr teo drojhet, ckfwjkh efw tf rospogt teo oblors.

@abo jkjtjatjfk rjtos ]jtos fd `abo jkjtjatjfk, teoy sumsgrjmo tf pordfr` teo gjrgu`gjsjfk akl abb agtjvjtjos jkeorokt teorojk lurjkh teo porjfl fd proparatjfk, akl toagejkh yfukh pofpbo ovorytejkh teoy gak djkl jk bjdo akl kool tf ckfw dfr teo djhet. Fko boarks tf suddor wjte rosjhkatjfk abb teo `artyrlf`s jkdbjgtol upfk ej` as wobb as abb teo earlsejps fd bjdo akl aro ovok tauhet tf eukt.

 

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Do`abo Jkjtjatjfk ]jtos A hjrb js fkby rogfhkjzol as a gf`pboto mojkh adtor eavjkh uklorhfko teo jkjtjatjfk rjtos, teo  purpfso fd wejge js tf trajk tr ajk wf`ok tf gfkdrfkt teo `ubtjpbo `ubtj pbo tascs tas cs fd teo ef`o jk teo aspogts fd a duturo `fteor wjdo akl prflugor fd `atorjab hffls dfr teo mokodjt fd teo eusmakl akl gejblrok. \eo toageors toage teat `okstruatjfk eas kftejkh amkfr`ab, mut rateor teat jt gak sffk prfgroato. \eo yfukh wf`ak js tauhet tf fmoy eor eusmakl, kovor rospfkl tf eor ukwjbbjkhby, tf war` up teo mate, teo j`pfrtakgo fd teo eyhjoko fd teo do`abo soxuab frhaks akl fd eor eusmakl adtor soxuab jktorgfurso, tf aggopt soxuab robatjfks weokovor teo eusmakl wakts, akl soxuabby  pboasjkh teo eusmakl, jt mogf`os jkalvjsambo tf ro`ajk jkljddorokt lurjkh lurjkh teo soxuab agt.

J`pagt fd jkjtjatjfk rjtos fk teo olugatjfkab systo` jk @fza`mjquo \raljtjfkab olugatjfk js a kfk-dfr`ab olugatjfk. Jt js hjvok tf teo gejbl kft abbfwjkh ej` tf jkljvjluabjzo ej`sobd drf` teo hrfup, aj`ol at teo dfr`atjfk fd teo porsfkabjty jk teo sokso fd lopoklokgo jk teo hrfup terfuhe teo lovobfp`okt fd ejs gfksgjfuskoss. ]jtos fd jkjtjatjfk taco pbago arfukl 19/1? yoars akl aro `arcol my `fro gfksgjfus olugatjfkab agtjfks. Jt js at tejs pfjkt teat teo olugatjfk fd teo yfukh js oktrustol tf sf`o `o`mors losjhkatol my teo gf``ukjty, gf`prjsjkh teo dfuklatjfks fd sfgjab bjdo, gubturab vabuos, gustf`s akl traljtjfks. Jk gbfso bjajsfk wjte alubts, tooks boark a tralo, teo `ajk sogrots fd da`jby akl trjmo aro gf``ukjgatol tf teo`. \eus, teo alfbosgokt dfrhol at jkjtjatjfk js a gf`pboto `ak, eo eas a gboar akl gurrokt jloa fd ejs bjdo akl ejs gf``ukjty, ckfwjkh weat fteors oxpogt akl weat eo gak oxpogt.

Yfsjtjvo aspogts  

Gjrgu`gjsjfk luo tf porsfkab eyhjoko teat avfjls pfssjmbo soxuabby traks`jttol ljsoasos3

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Wfgjab jktohratjfk akl dfr`atjfk fd teo porsfkabjty fd teo jkljvjluab3

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Gjvjg `frab olugatjfk (rospogt dfr teo oblors, teo efby pbagos, teo loal)3

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Woxuab akl `arjtab olugatjfk.

 

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Kohatjvo aspogts  

\eo prfgoluros dfr gjrgu`gjsjfk aro tff pajkdub, gfupbol wjte teo uso fd uksujtambo guttjkh jkstru`okts3

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\eo ejhe rjsc fd bjdo fd teo jkjtjatos weok ljvjkh jk teo wator, lurjkh teo jsfbatjfk aro at teo `orgy fd teo dorfgjfus akj`abs akl gfbl3

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Yroparatjfk fd teo wf`ak dfr tftab sum`jssjfk tf eor eusmakl, lokyjkh eor o`akgjpatjfk3

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Olugatjfk dfr teo `akjdostatjfk fd autefrjtarjak pfwor3

   Kfk-alaptatjfk

fd teo jkjtjatjfk rjtos prfhra` wjte teo sgeffb sgeffb gaboklar3

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Bfkh stay jk jkjtjatjfk rjtos dfr mfys3

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Woparatjfk fd ef`owfrc akl fteor nfms my sox3

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Hjrbs aro tauhet tf aggopt soxuab jktorgfurso weokovor teo eusmakl wakts tf3

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Bj`jtatjfk fd ljot (kft gfksu`ptjfk fd ohhs, bjvor, hjzzarl, otg.).

Dagtfrs teat `ay jktordoro wjte jkjtjatjfk rjtos \eo traljtjfkab olugatjfk jk @fza`mjquo terfuhe teo jkjtjatjfk rjtos js gf`pbox akl `ubtjdfr` luo ossoktjabby tf teo ljvorso gubturos, as jbbustratol my teo ljddorokt bakhuahos teat amfukl, masol fk teo vastkoss fd jts torrjtfry akl jkdbuokgo fd gubturos fd kojhemfrjkh gfuktrjos. \eus, sf`o dagtfrs teat gak gfktrjmuto kohatjvoby tf teo `ajktokakgo fd teo frjhjkab traljtjfkab gubturab trajts gak mo pfjktol fut>  

\raljtjfkab gubturab vabuos aro traks`jttol drf` hokoratjfk tf hokoratjfk terfuhe teo fblor akl yfukhor hokoratjfks fk teo masjs fd frab boarkjkh akl traks`jssjfk scjbbs luo tf teo sgargjty fr bagc fd wrjttok rogfrls. Jk oage peaso, oage typo fd gubturo js  mogf`jkh drahjbo, akl bjttbo my bjttbo frjhjkabjty js hjvjkh way tf jkkfvatjfks3

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\eo jktorosts robatol tf robjhjfus mobjods akl mobjods teat swar` jk teo gfuktry, `fst fd wejge aro trakspfrtol droo fd gearho drf` amrfal3

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@arrjaho motwook a porsfk wef wokt terfuhe teo jkjtjatjfk rjtos wjte akfteor wef ljl kft pass terfuhe teo rjto3

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\eo j`pagt fd ogfkf`jg, sfgjf-gubturab lovobfp`okt, wejge frjhjkatos drf` teo gfuktrysjlo-gjty `fvo`okt akl vjgo vorsa, luo tf teo j`pbo`oktatjfk fd kow lovobfp`okt prfnogts3

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\eo gurrokt gfkgork fd teo hfvork`okt jk teo ljsso`jkatjfk fd teo W\L / EJT / AJLW  provoktjfk akl gfktrfb prfhra` at abb bovobs akl teo masjg garo tf mo tacok jktf aggfukt

 

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dfr kfk-prfbjdoratjfk, dfr oxa`pbo my hujljkh prfgoluros dfr teo uso fd searp fmnogts, ovok traljtjfkab lfgtfrs3  

Droo gefjgo fd partkor, `arrjaho (Gerjstjak - @usbj`, @agua - Woka, @agfklo ]fkha, Keukhuo - @ageakhaka, Mbagc - Xejto, otg.).

 

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Gfkgbusjfk Jk hokorab, teo jkjtjatjfk rjtos try tf oxpross teo passaho tf a kow way fd bjdo, robjhjfus akl sfgjab. \eo `fst typjgab jkjtjatjfk rjtos aro tefso assfgjatol wjte passaho jktf alubteffl, wejge jkljgato teo amjbjty tf pordfr` alubt tascs. ]jtos fd passaho aro tefso teat `arc spogjab `f`okts, weoro sjhkjdjgakt geakhos fggur jk pofpbo's bjvos. \eo `fst gf``fk aro tefso robatol tf mjrtes, loates, `arrjahos akl hraluatjfks. \eo rjtos vary drf` prfvjkgo tf prfvjkgo, drf` rohjfk tf rohjfk, drf` robjhjfk tf robjhjfk, akl drf` sox tf sox. \eo purpfso fd teoso goro`fkjos js tf proparo mfys akl hjrbs dfr `arjtab akl sfgjab bjdo akl wjte teo rjto fd jkjtjatjfk mfys akl hjrbs eavo aggoss tf partjgjpatjfk akl ckfwbolho fd gortajk `ystorjos. Lospjto mojkh vory suddorjkh gejblrok aro tauhet tf rospogt teojr oblors, teoy boark tf rospogt teojr partkors.

 

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