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Ceremonies Collection

Background imageCeremonies Collection: Changing of the Guard, Amalienborg Palace, Copenhagen, Denmark

Changing of the Guard, Amalienborg Palace, Copenhagen, Denmark

Background imageCeremonies Collection: Samburu initiates sing during the month after their circumcision

Samburu initiates sing during the month after their circumcision. As their wounds heal, their dances become more energetic

Background imageCeremonies Collection: Kenya, South Horr, Kurungu

Kenya, South Horr, Kurungu. A Samburu youth after his circumcision. The day after he has been circumcised, the initiate must hang in his pierced earlobes copper ear ornaments that are normally worn

Background imageCeremonies Collection: A Samburu boy in reflective mood after his circumcision

A Samburu boy in reflective mood after his circumcision. A day after the ordeal, he will hang in his pierced earlobes copper earrings normally worn by married women

Background imageCeremonies Collection: A Samburu youth

A Samburu youth, his head freshly shaved, has milk poured over him from a wooden gourd-like container decorated with green grass prior to his circumcision

Background imageCeremonies Collection: Queens Guards, London, England, UK

Queens Guards, London, England, UK

Background imageCeremonies Collection: Guards on Horseback, Changing of the Guard, Amalienborg Palace, Copenhagen, Denmark

Guards on Horseback, Changing of the Guard, Amalienborg Palace, Copenhagen, Denmark

Background imageCeremonies Collection: Masked man, Festival, Trashichhoe Dzong (monastery), Thimpu, Bhutan

Masked man, Festival, Trashichhoe Dzong (monastery), Thimpu, Bhutan

Background imageCeremonies Collection: The pretty Andean church at the village of Isluga

The pretty Andean church at the village of Isluga. Built in the 17th century, the church has thick, whitewashed adobe walls. The main building is enclosed by a low wall trimmed with arches

Background imageCeremonies Collection: A Samburu initiate with bird skins hanging from his headband

A Samburu initiate with bird skins hanging from his headband. While their wounds heal for a month after circumcision, initiates spend their time wandering in the countryside attempting to kill as

Background imageCeremonies Collection: A Samburu initiate takes aim at a bird with a blunt arrow

A Samburu initiate takes aim at a bird with a blunt arrow. While their wounds heal for a month after circumcision, initiates spend their time wandering in the countryside attempting to kill as many

Background imageCeremonies Collection: A Samburu youth is forcibly restrained after throwing

A Samburu youth is forcibly restrained after throwing a fit in the tension-filled days leading up to his circumcision. It is not uncommon for Samburu youths and warriors to succumb to hysterical


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