The Hamar live among the bush covered hills of southern Ethiopia. This tribe built around livestock has their own customs, including cattle-leaping ceremonies. Now, the National Geographic Channel takes viewers to this remote land to show us two mens life-changing challenges at the very heart of their culture one faces the rite of passage to manhood while the other must put his fathers uneasy spirit to rest. OR: The Hamar live among the bush covered hills of southern Ethiopia. With their own language and unique ceremonies, the Hamar farm small crops and measure their wealth in cattle and goats. Now, the National Geographic Channel takes viewers to this remote land to show two life-changing challenges at the very heart of their culture. A boy faces the rites of passage to manhood where he must prove himself worthy by successfully completing the cattle-leaping ceremony while the other must put his father's uneasy spirit to rest five years after his death. OR: The Hamar of southwestern Ethiopia measure wealth in cattle and goats. But wealth comes only with risk and sacrifice. Now, the National Geographic Channel takes viewers to this remote land for an intimate look at the life-changing rituals of the Hamar. Boys become men with a perilous cattle-leaping ceremony. Girls and boys show affection with whips and scars. Husbands and fathers rule their herds and families long after death. Visit the land where offerings of cattle and goats bring one man a wife and another peace from the uneasy spirit of a long dead father.
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