- Ritual
- Dhapi／Dhäpi（男子の最初の加入・割礼儀礼）
- Region and community
- オーストラリア北東アーネムランド・Ngukurr等／Yolŋu・Wägilak男子
- Age at the cultural rite
- Variable or not confirmed in the source
- Transition conditions
- Community initiation / New social responsibilities
- Legal age of majority
- Australia18 yearsAustralia · Calendar unspecified · The age is 18 under the laws of all six states, the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory. Separate statutes and transitional rules for older instruments or trusts may apply. · Law and supporting sources
About the rite
Dhapi or Dhäpi is an early stage through which Yolŋu and related boys enter a male ceremonial system. Boys’ and girls’ life paths separate, and initiates begin learning ancestral Law, kin relations, and responsibilities from senior men.
Field research from the 2000s and 2010s documents the practice. Djungguwan belongs to the wider ceremonial system and marks a different stage.
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