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The Suri tribesmen practice the “Donga,” or stick combat, at the end of each harvest. It combines combat with ritual and sport in an effort to accustom young men to battle, which, according to the leaders, will be useful if they come into conflict with other tribes. Twenty to thirty combatants on each side engage in one-on-one combat between various Suri communities. Although the battles can be furious, there are also established regulations that are upheld by a referee. The winner will be adore

Ayu_Ethiopia_Tribal_Tours on Instagram: "Surma Tribe (Suri) – “AYU ETHIOPIAN TRIBA TOURS " The “Surma tribes,” also known as the Suri, are agro-pastoralist people in Southwestern Ethiopia’s Omo Valley, famous for women wearing large clay lip plates, body scarification, and the men’s ritual stick-fighting (Donga); they are culturally linked to Mursi and Me’en tribes, valuing cattle for wealth, status, and marriage, and drink cow’s blood and milk for sustenance. The name “Surma” is sometimes used