Circumcision Ceremony

Marie is a pretty as her namesake
Ron was one of the three boys circumcised
Dulcie is one of Stanleys sisters and her two sons were circumcised
Marie
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Johnson
Ruben is always happy
people of all ages participate in the circumcision ceremonies
Stanleys wife
Noumi waits for some chocolate cake
Richard
man in kastom dress
adorable girl
she could not have been more than five years old
all the girls have painted faces
Dulcies son was circumcised
Johnson and daughter Marie
Marie was so happy to see Johnson again
Carolyn
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Stanleys wife and mother
back to the bungalow for an afternoon break from the festivities
Lori Lynn
even little girls get very dressed up
Meriam
one of Johnsons twin daughters Dorothy or Dulcie
With two sisters and three nephews involved in this circumcision ceremony Stanley was in charge and only he and Johnson wear black feathers
Ruben has lots of energy
Lori Lynn joins in the dancing
arriving at the circumcision ceremony in Manuapen
Dulcie is one of Stanleys sisters
the road to the bungalows in Manuapen
Meriam and her family wait for Ron to emerge from the bush as Stanley looks on
Meriam asked me to bake a chocolate cake for Rons big day
Johnson stayed in the bush with the boys until the ceremony
Bislama is pretty easy to figure out
the children are so sweet in Vanuatu
Meriam will see her son Ron for the first time in over a month
beautiful
tags are left on the garland crowns
Merians son was circumcised and the only mom not related to Stanley
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the children are so well behaved in Vanuatu
the dancing begins
Stanleys wife looks happy
walking back to Port Resolution
teenaged boys watched from the treehouses
waiting for Ron and the other boys
Marie paints Lori Lynns face for the ceremony
okay we like this guy
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women jump and run in a big circle when dancing
time for a snack
even teenaged boys are sweet
Lori Lynn dances with Stanleys wife
the kastom outfits are so colorful
the dancing continued throughtout the night
morning at the Yatukuri camp
watching the early morning dancing