- Ritual
- Djungguwan
- Region and community
- オーストラリア・北東Arnhem Land・Yolŋu
- 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
In north-east Arnhem Land, Djungguwan introduces young Yolŋu boys to the Law and teaches them about their clans, ancestral origins and Country. Song, dance and ceremonial designs tell the ancestral story of the Wawilak Sisters.
Australia’s National Film and Sound Archive holds records of ceremonies from 1976 and 2002. Wanyubi Marika, who took part as an initiate in 1976, led the ceremony filmed in 2002.
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