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Old Religious Rituals
In traditional society, culture and religion are so integrated. Separating what is pure custom and what is pure religion is as difficult as splitting a hair. But now, the sacred stories are no longer sacred.
Singai Suku, Village Head in Tais, Papua New Guinea.
The Tais people have a story that explains the origin of the creation of humans. This was originally a very sacred story, a secret story that could only be told in special ceremonial rituals.
Singai Suku, a village head in Tais, recounted his experience taking part in an initiation ritual when he was 15 years old. The initiation was to show that the boys were mature enough and tough enough to be a legitimate member of the tribe.