- Ritual
- Encierro de las Majajüt
- Region and community
- コロンビア・ワユウ
- Age at the cultural rite
- Variable or not confirmed in the source
- Transition conditions
- Menarche or physical maturity / Trial or training
- Legal age of majority
- Colombia18 yearsColombia · Calendar unspecified · Law and supporting sources
About the rite
For Wayuu girls in Colombia, Encierro de las Majajüt is a period of seclusion that begins after first menstruation. A girl stays with female relatives and learns about household work, self-discipline, body care and the conduct expected of a Wayuu woman.
The duration and teachings differ by family and locality. Recent Colombian welfare and ethnographic sources describe how the practice continues in changing forms.
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