Johannesburg, South Africa
Youth takes part in initiation ceremony in Eastern Cape
A youth takes part in an initiation ceremony marking his transition from boyhood to manhood in the Eastern Cape, South Africa, July 10, 2006. Every year thousands of youths leave their parents to spend days or weeks in the care of traditional leaders at an initiation school where they are circumcised, a rite of passage commonly referred to as "going to the mountain". Picture taken July 10, 2006. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko (SOUTH AFRICA)