A photo of a 41-year-old white man from Moteti village, outside Groblersdal in Limpopo, who had just returned from the initiation school shook the internet, as many users were left with many unanswered questions.
The man is said to have gone to the bush with a group of men who were following their custom.
Going through initiation is a practice done by many African cultures. This practice takes boys through the passage of manhood following their cultural customs.
Initiates usually spend many weeks in the mountains being taught the responsibilities that come with the title of being a man.
While boys go to the mountain excited to become men, families are usually left behind worried as some do not make it out alive.
The picture of the Moteti white villager was shared on X, (former Twitter) by news medium MDN News.
A 41-year-old white man was among the group of returnees from an initiation school in Moteti village outside Groblersdal in Limpopo over the weekend. pic.twitter.com/CVfH7UOibz
— MDN NEWS (@MDNnewss) July 8, 2024
One user wasn’t impressed seeing the post commenting:
No man yall keep nothing to yourselves hey
— Mamtimande (@SibaAtSea) July 8, 2024
More users shared:
He’s going to write a book soon or release a documentary about this experience. Save this tweet ?? pic.twitter.com/4J2BgJa0Ar
— Lethabo (@Lethabo4991) July 8, 2024
More users felt that the man had gone to the bush on a research project to expose our customs commenting:
He definitely went there to try and find out what exactly happens there,next thing he will write a book about it ,exposing our culture to them outsiders
— Marshia (@joctarn) July 8, 2024
He is undercover, next thing they will be documenting everything ko BBC
— Vice-versa (@mandovee38746) July 8, 2024
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