- Ritual
- Kunumi Pepy（男子のテムベタ儀礼）
- Region and community
- パラグアイ・東部／パイ・タビテラ（Paĩ Tavyterã）
- Age at the cultural rite
- Variable or not confirmed in the source
- Transition conditions
- New social responsibilities
- Legal age of majority
- Paraguay18 yearsParaguay · Calendar unspecified · Law and supporting sources
About the rite
Paĩ Tavyterã Kunumi Pepy places a tembetá in a boy’s lower lip and recognizes his movement toward adult male standing. Family and ritual leaders support the passage. Collaborative research released in 2026 and Paraguayan cultural material from 2025 document continuing practice.
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