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Dinka Bor community initiation ceremony an Australian first

Dinka Bor initiation ceremony, Adelaide
Dinka Bor initiation ceremony, Adelaide Source: SBS

To the Dinka Bor people of southern Sudan, initiation is a vital coming of age custom, but it has been among many cultural rites disrupted during decades of war in the region. Now members of a community forced to flee their homeland -- are keeping the tradition alive here in Australia.


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To the Dinka Bor people of southern Sudan, initiation is a vital coming of age custom, but it has been among many cultural rites disrupted during decades of war in the region. Now members of a community forced to flee their homeland -- are keeping the tradition alive here in Australia.



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