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When a girl gets her first period she is "entered" into a hut where she is secluded for several weeks.
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When she comes out she is ritually bathed. Here her hair is washed.
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This girl has been bathed and dressed up.
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The following day the girl goes around the village visiting many people.
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Gifts, such as plates and soap, are given to her when she goes around visiting.
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The second day she is again ritually bathed in a stream near the village.