Young Xhosa initiates, who spend about a month together in a special initiation camp, play traditional games with their guardian

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Young Xhosa initiates, who spend about a month together in a special initiation camp, play traditional games with their guardian in Ciskei, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa, in December, 2006. The initiates go through the traditional Xhosa male initiation rite, which transforms them into adult men. They have been circumcised, and they wear white body paint to ward off attacks by witches.

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Location: Eastern Cape Province, South Africa
Photo credit: © Anders Ryman / Alamy / Afripics
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