From Child to Adulthood

Tucano…

“La Festa das Moscas Novas”

It’s a ritual for women, when she has the first menstruation. In this ritual the girls is isolated durig 8 weeks in a room in a specific house. In this time they say her that she is in und and that a demon called Noo attack her.

While the other people in the community posing as incarnation of Noo during 2 days. After, they paint the girl body with white. In the 3^rd morning she can leave from the room. Now is a real woman.

Common Population…

It’s a ritual for women. When she are 15 years old her parents offer a party whit a special food in a special place. The girl wear a special clothes. In this ritual the father show the girl to men and there the father and the girl make a dance. Then the father offer the girl to some men.