After the Matatah ceremony
Rita, her brother Galih, Sintya and Dita ready for their group photo a memory photo.
When puberty begins, it becomes painful; the tooth filing (Matatah) is another rite of passage in the life of a Balinese. A priest grinds down the four upper incisors and the canines, which are considered animalistic, evenly.
But the filing itself is now usually only mentioned in order to keep the young people's teeth healthy and it isn't as much painful as the years before.
Photo taken with a smartphone camera of my friend.
Benita Sittner 13/09/2024 10:11
...klasse Doku...wunderschönes Bild...VLG BenitaCarliG 13/09/2024 9:03
Wunder Schön... !LG CarliG
Herbert Rulf 12/09/2024 23:35
Prächtige Kostüme trage die vier, aber das ist man ja aus Bali gewohnt.Sintia hat ein ganz besonderes Lächeln für dich bereit :-)))
LG, Herbert