Bullet ant initiation, Brazil
In Satere-Mawe Tribe which is located at the Amazon rain forest, Brazil, a boy does not become a man (adult) unless he can withstand the sting of Bullet Ants.
This ant has the most painful sting among all insects; some even say the sting is just as excruciating as being shot by a bullet.
The initiation ritual includes the boys sticking their hands in a glove full of bullet ants while they dance.
The ritual is deemed successful if the boy did not cry during the process, else, he will continue the routine till the day he can endure this torture without shedding a single tear. Only then, he be called a real man.
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