- Ritual
- Nak（Nagoleke）／ナク（ナゴレケ）（12歳前後の成人加入）
- Region and community
- ケニア西部／Luo男女
- Age at the cultural rite
- Age 12
- Transition conditions
- Reaching a recognized age / Community initiation / Trial or training / New social responsibilities
- Legal age of majority
- Kenya18 yearsKenya · Calendar unspecified · Law and supporting sources
About the rite
In the Luo rite called Nak or Nagoleke, children of about twelve learn skills expected of young adults. Boys receive instruction from elders in a simba, and girls learn domestic and social skills in an older woman’s house.
Kenya’s heritage inventory also describes the historical removal of lower canine teeth and notes that the practice declined rapidly.
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