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It was different in different cities. In Sparta, the youth had to kill a helot with his bare hands.
Greek boys went through the ceremony of Agoge before becoming men.
cause they have become a young adult
In the village of "Things Fall Apart," boys began learning to become strong men through rites of passage, such as the "egwugwu" ceremony, where they needed to demonstrate bravery and endurance. They also learned through observing and emulating the behaviors of respected male elders in the community.
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put on tefillin go through puberty
A boy from Niue is considered a man during his hair cutting ceremony. Generally, they do not cut their hair from birth. When the boys become teenagers, a ceremony is held where women tend the hair, which had normally been cared for by their sisters, for the last time before it is cut.
The Kesassa Ceremony is a traditional ceremony of the Dinka people in South Sudan. It is a rite of passage for young boys to signify their transition into adulthood. The ceremony involves dancing, singing, and the boys being circumcised as a symbol of their readiness to take on adult responsibilities within the community.
There's many of these ceremonies in many different cultures, but the one that first comes to my head is a Bar Mitzvah, which are held for Jewish boys on their 13th birthday
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the boys used writing tablets.
Boys go through puberty too, so they don't mind