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Crocodile men making headlines in the tribes of Africa
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Crocodile men making headlines in the tribes of Africa

"Crocodile is a symbol of power" this phrase is a foundation of this ritual that turns men into crocodile men. This brutal scarification is one of the famous and mandatory practice in the tribes of Africa. World is full of mysteries and surprises. Every region and group has their own kind of unique way of living and thinking. Leading to this theory a tribe is Africa surpasses to all. Chambri tribe in Papua New Guinea near Sepik River follows this brutal fashion in order to turn boy into men. They are doing this for decades and it is one of the most sacred ceremony in the tribe. They cut their skin in a manner that will look like crocodile skin after healing. Locally they call those men as crocodile men. Boys from age 11 to 30 years can do such things to their bodies in order to get t...