This little African boy is Kenny, he's 3 years-old and he's just adorable. Just look at his smile and his cute little hair cut. The necklaces that he's wearing was made by his mother. It represents his tribe and his coming of age ceremony.
Speaking of that, Kenny is now celebrating his coming of age ceremony. You can tell by his face that he looks a bit nervous because he has to perform some sort of ritual that is ancestors did in order for him to prove to his tribe that he is becoming a man.
Poor Kenny, he's clinging tightly to his beloved mother. Don't be fooled, that big red and white wool cloth behind Kenny is actually his mother. I was told that women in that particular tribe are suppose to wear those huge cloth when at this type of ceremony because they are the ones who will "welcome" the boy who is now a man into the family. Isn't it interesting?
Well, the crowd is getting bigger and that means the ceremony is about to start soon. I better take my place to get a better view of little Kenny. I hope Kenny's ready.
"Every true genius is bound to be naive."
Friedrich Schiller
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