Weirdest Ceremonies from Other Cultures
| May 8, 2017
Satere-Mawe Tribe Bullet Ant Ritual
This is probably one of the most brutal coming of age rituals found on planet Earth. Young men of the Satere-Mawe tribe, located around the Amazon River, are not considered part of the adult community until they have put their hands into gloves filled with bullet ants. Bullet ants get their names because their stings are so painful it feels like being shot. The young men are then instructed to dance to take their mind off the pain while their hands remain enmeshed in ants for over 10 minutes. This happens multiple times before the young man is considered to be fully initiated.
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