Ethiopia - Bull jumping ceremony of the Hamer tribes

Bull jumping is an amazing event. It is a ceremony of the Hamar tribe in the lower Omo valley in south Ethiopia. It is a ceremony every man has to go through on his way to adulthood, before he can marry. Prior to the jumping there is dancing of female relatives of the candidate. The candidate has to leap three times back and forth over the backs of a row of bulls.
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