South Sudan's Journey to Nationhood: The People: Portraits and Interviews: 12_KETEBO

Solfani PeterKetebo (Lango){quote}For you to become an adult you have to undergo initiation…this initiation is because a man is supposed to be mature in a situation where something bad is affecting the community. If a fire burns, you can go and help and rescue the children. In this initiation the man is supposed to jump fire three times…they put the fire in the middle and the people are on the sides. When you are jumping the fire, they beat you.{quote}

Solfani Peter 

 

Ketebo (Lango) 

"For you to become an adult you have to undergo initiation…this initiation is because a man is supposed to be mature in a situation where something bad is affecting the community. If a fire burns, you can go and help and rescue the children. In this initiation the man is supposed to jump fire three times…they put the fire in the middle and the people are on the sides. When you are jumping the fire, they beat you."