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--Their faces full of fear, Mbuti boys wait in turn to be whipped during the nkumbi, a grueling initiation into manhood. During the nkumbi, boys about 9 to 12 years old are circumcised and then marched into the forest, where they spend several months hunting, fishing, dancing, and singing. Each morning the boys are whipped by their elders to instill toughness. When they're not singing, the boys are kept silent by clamping leaves in their mouths.

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Rites of Passage Mbuti boys, wait their turn to get whipped during the nkumbi, an initiation into manhood (much like a bar-mitzvah). The nkumbi consists of boys from the ages of 9-12 being circumcised then marched to the forest, where they must live several months. What they do is somewhat like hunting, fishing, dancing, and singing. Each morning they are whipped to instill toughness, and when they’re not singing, they are kept quiet by leaves being shoved in their mouth.