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Lebollo la basadi also known as female initiation among the Basotho is a rite of passage ritual which marks the transition of girls into womanhood.This activity is still practiced in the Free State, Mpumalanga, Eastern Cape and KwaZulu Natal provinces of South Africa.
Lebollo la banna is a Sesotho term for male initiation.. Lebollo is a cultural and traditional practice that transitions boys in the Basotho society to manhood. It is a rite of passage where bashanyana or bashemane (transl. "uncircumcised boys") pass puberty and enter adulthood to become monna (transl. "men") by circumcision.
The Ancient and Primitive Rite of Memphis-Misraïm is a masonic rite combining esoteric spirituality with humanitarian ideals. Created in Naples in September 1881, it emerged from the fusion of two distinct masonic systems: the Rite of Misraïm, established in Venice in the late 18th century and brought to France in 1814 by the Bédarride brothers, and the Rite of Memphis, founded by Jacques ...
Initiation schools re-emerged in the 1980s and 1990s, and the ritual is now being practised on a large scale. [8] In January 2014, Desmond Tutu urged traditional leadership and government to intervene, and "to draw on the skills of qualified medical practitioners to enhance our traditional circumcision practices." He furthermore emphasised the ...
A tiger statue is seen outside of the Laurie-Walton Family Basketball Center at the University of Memphis in Memphis, Tenn., on Friday, June 28, 2024.
Cultural anthropologist Tony Kail conducted research in African American communities in Memphis, Tennessee, and traced the origins of Hoodoo practices to Central Africa. In Memphis, Kail interviewed Black rootworkers and wrote about African American Hoodoo practices and history in his book " A Secret History of Memphis Hoodoo.
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The Ancient and Primitive Rite, also called the Order of the Ancient and Primitive Rite of Memphis-Mizraim, is a Masonic Rite first popularized by John Yarker.It has been considered irregular by Masonic organisations such as the United Grand Lodge of England since at least 1860.