KAJIADO COUNTY, KENYA
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Maasai boys chosen to be future leaders sport elaborately painted patterns during an Il Mirisho ceremony near the town of Bisil on August 23. The event includes the sacrificing of a bull; its organs are used for ritual blessings. Within five years, each initiate will be circumcised and recognized as a member of the Maasai’s warrior class.