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male initiation in the form of circumcision is practiced among most xhosa groups. the abakweta (initiates-in-training) live in special huts isolated from villages or towns for several weeks. like soldiers inducted into the army, they have their heads shaved. they wear a loincloth and a blanket for warmth. white clay is smeared on their bodies from head to toe. they are expected to observe numerous taboos (prohibitions) and to act deferentially to their adult male leaders. different stages in the initiation process were marked by the sacrifice of a goat.
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male initiation in the form of circumcision is practiced among most xhosa groups. the abakweta (initiates-in-training) live in special huts isolated from villages or towns for several weeks. like soldiers inducted into the army, they have their heads shaved. they wear a loincloth and a blanket for warmth. white clay is smeared on their bodies from head to toe. they are expected to observe numerous taboos (prohibitions) and to act deferentially to their adult male leaders. different stages in the initiation process were marked by the sacrifice of a goat.