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  • Offering of gin made during "coming out" ceremony at a fetish shrine in Aflao, Volta Region, Eastern Ghana. A woman was released after spending three months in a small, dark room, hoping that she'd then be able to find a husband. Despite most Ghanaians being adamant followers of christianism or islam, many of them still maintain traditional beliefs. When facing a problem of any nature, some people will visit a local fetish shrine, looking for help. The main priest will consult the oracles and tell the person in need what has to be done for the problem to go away. People will typically be asked to "serve" the shrine for weeks, sometimes months, as their families pay the priest for their upkeep.
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  • A young girl from the Krobo tribal group get her hair shaven as she undergoes puberty rites - locally called dipo - in Somanya, Eastern Region, Ghana. Formerly a required step in the rituals, the shaving of the hair can now be avoided for a fee of 50 cents paid by parents. Many parents choose to pay the fee to avoid criticism from schoolmates or fellow church-goers.
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  • Young girls from the Krobo tribal group undergo puberty rites - locally called dipo - in Somanya, Eastern Region, Ghana.
    GHA06.04.02.Dipo041.JPG
  • Young girls from the Krobo tribal group wear traditional waist beads as they undergo puberty rites - locally called dipo - in Somanya, Eastern Region, Ghana.
    GHA06.04.02.Dipo035.JPG
  • Young girls from the Krobo tribal group bathe with rain water as they undergo puberty rites - locally called dipo - in Somanya, Eastern Region, Ghana.
    GHA06.04.02.Dipo028.JPG
  • Young girls from the Krobo tribal group stand in line wearing traditional beads as they undergo puberty rites - locally called dipo - in Somanya, Eastern Region, Ghana.
    GHA06.04.01.Dipo012.JPG
  • Ghana's new president John Atta Mills waves during his inauguration in Accra, Ghana on Wednesday January 7, 2009.
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  • Ghana's new president John Atta Mills speaks during his inauguration in Accra, Ghana on Wednesday January 7, 2009.
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  • Ghana's new president John Atta Mills holds a traditional golden staff during his inauguration in Accra, Ghana on Wednesday January 7, 2009.
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  • Young girls from the Krobo tribal group line up as they prepare to walk to a local shrine during the puberty rites - locally called dipo - held in Somanya, Eastern Region, Ghana.
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  • Young girls from the Krobo tribal group line up as they prepare to walk to a local shrine during the puberty rites - locally called dipo - held in Somanya, Eastern Region, Ghana.
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  • Young girls from the Krobo tribal group walk to a local shrine during the puberty rites - locally called dipo - held in Somanya, Eastern Region, Ghana.
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  • Young girls from the Krobo tribal group line up as they prepare to walk to a local shrine during the puberty rites - locally called dipo - held in Somanya, Eastern Region, Ghana.
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  • Young girls from the Krobo tribal group line up as they prepare to walk to a local shrine during the puberty rites - locally called dipo - held in Somanya, Eastern Region, Ghana.
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  • Ordered to keep silent for the last steps of the puberty rites - locally called dipo - a girl from the Krobo tribal group holds a leaf in her mouth - this will ensure she doesn't utter a word.
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  • Young girls from the Krobo tribal group are dressed up in white as they undergo puberty rites - locally called dipo - in Somanya, Eastern Region, Ghana.
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  • Young girls from the Krobo tribal group wear traditional waist beads as they undergo puberty rites - locally called dipo - in Somanya, Eastern Region, Ghana.
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  • Young girls from the Krobo tribal group wear traditional waist beads as they undergo puberty rites - locally called dipo - in Somanya, Eastern Region, Ghana.
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  • Young girls from the Krobo tribal group wear traditional waist beads as they undergo puberty rites - locally called dipo - in Somanya, Eastern Region, Ghana.
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  • Young girls from the Krobo tribal group wear traditional waist beads as they undergo puberty rites - locally called dipo - in Somanya, Eastern Region, Ghana.
    GHA06.04.02.Dipo034.JPG
  • Young girls from the Krobo tribal group perform a traditional dance before their peers as they undergo puberty rites - locally called dipo - in Somanya, Eastern Region, Ghana.
    GHA06.04.02.Dipo031.JPG
  • Young girls from the Krobo tribal group bathe with rain water as they undergo puberty rites - locally called dipo - in Somanya, Eastern Region, Ghana.
    GHA06.04.02.Dipo029.JPG
  • Young girls from the Krobo tribal group bathe with rain water as they undergo puberty rites - locally called dipo - in Somanya, Eastern Region, Ghana.
    GHA06.04.02.Dipo027.JPG
  • An elderly woman spreads a concoction of ground millet and water - a symbol of protection - on the body of a young girl from the Krobo tribal group as she undergoes puberty rites - locally called dipo - in Somanya, Eastern Region, Ghana.
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  • An elderly woman spreads a concoction of ground millet and water - a symbol of protection - on the body of young girls from the Krobo tribal group undergo puberty rites - locally called dipo - in Somanya, Eastern Region, Ghana.
    GHA06.04.02.Dipo022.JPG
  • An elderly woman spreads a concoction of ground millet and water - a symbol of protection - on the body of young girls from the Krobo tribal group undergo puberty rites - locally called dipo - in Somanya, Eastern Region, Ghana.
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  • Young girls from the Krobo tribal group hold calabashes used to carry rain water on their heads as they undergo puberty rites - locally called dipo - in Somanya, Eastern Region, Ghana.
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  • Ghana's new president John Atta Mills holds a bible during his inauguration in Accra, Ghana on Wednesday January 7, 2009.
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  • Young girls from the Krobo tribal group walk to a local shrine during the puberty rites - locally called dipo - held in Somanya, Eastern Region, Ghana.
    GHA06.04.02.Dipo054.JPG
  • Young girls from the Krobo tribal group are dressed up in white as they undergo puberty rites - locally called dipo - in Somanya, Eastern Region, Ghana.
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  • Young girls from the Krobo tribal group are dressed up in white as they undergo puberty rites - locally called dipo - in Somanya, Eastern Region, Ghana.
    GHA06.04.02.Dipo048.JPG
  • Ordered to keep silent for the last steps of the puberty rites - locally called dipo - a girl from the Krobo tribal group holds a leaf in her mouth - this will ensure she doesn't utter a word.
    GHA06.04.02.Dipo045.JPG
  • Young girls from the Krobo tribal group wear traditional waist beads as they undergo puberty rites - locally called dipo - in Somanya, Eastern Region, Ghana.
    GHA06.04.02.Dipo042.JPG
  • Young girls from the Krobo tribal group wear traditional waist beads as they undergo puberty rites - locally called dipo - in Somanya, Eastern Region, Ghana.
    GHA06.04.02.Dipo038.JPG
  • Young girls from the Krobo tribal group perform a traditional dance before their peers as they undergo puberty rites - locally called dipo - in Somanya, Eastern Region, Ghana.
    GHA06.04.02.Dipo032.JPG
  • Young girls from the Krobo tribal group perform a traditional dance before their peers as they undergo puberty rites - locally called dipo - in Somanya, Eastern Region, Ghana.
    GHA06.04.02.Dipo030.JPG
  • Young girls from the Krobo tribal group undergo puberty rites - locally called dipo - in Somanya, Eastern Region, Ghana.
    GHA06.04.02.Dipo025.JPG
  • An elderly woman spreads a concoction of ground millet and water - a symbol of protection - on the body of a young girl from the Krobo tribal group undergo puberty rites - locally called dipo - in Somanya, Eastern Region, Ghana.
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  • Young girls from the Krobo tribal group undergo puberty rites - locally called dipo - in Somanya, Eastern Region, Ghana.
    GHA06.04.02.Dipo020.JPG
  • An elderly woman prepares to spread a concoction of ground millet and water - a symbol of protection - on the body of young girls from the Krobo tribal group undergo puberty rites - locally called dipo - in Somanya, Eastern Region, Ghana.
    GHA06.04.02.Dipo018.JPG
  • Young girls from the Krobo tribal group eat boiled yam and tomato sauce, a traditional local dish, as they undergo puberty rites - locally called dipo - in Somanya, Eastern Region, Ghana.
    GHA06.04.01.Dipo013.JPG
  • A priestess possessed by spirits chants over past and current shrine servants during a "coming out" ceremony at a fetish shrine in Aflao, Volta Region, Eastern Ghana. A woman was released after spending three months in a small, dark room, hoping that she'd then be able to find a husband. Despite most Ghanaians being adamant followers of christianism or islam, many of them still maintain traditional beliefs. When facing a problem of any nature, some people will visit a local fetish shrine, looking for help. The main priest will consult the oracles and tell the person in need what has to be done for the problem to go away. People will typically be asked to "serve" the shrine for weeks, sometimes months, as their families pay the priest for their upkeep.
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  • Current and past shrine servants bound with rope during a "coming out" ceremony at a fetish shrine in Aflao, Volta Region, Eastern Ghana. A woman was released after spending three months in a small, dark room, hoping that she'd then be able to find a husband. Despite most Ghanaians being adamant followers of christianism or islam, many of them still maintain traditional beliefs. When facing a problem of any nature, some people will visit a local fetish shrine, looking for help. The main priest will consult the oracles and tell the person in need what has to be done for the problem to go away. People will typically be asked to "serve" the shrine for weeks, sometimes months, as their families pay the priest for their upkeep.
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  • Shrine servant possessed by spirits during a "coming out" ceremony at a fetish shrine in Aflao, Volta Region, Eastern Ghana. A woman was released after spending three months in a small, dark room, hoping that she'd then be able to find a husband. Despite most Ghanaians being adamant followers of christianism or islam, many of them still maintain traditional beliefs. When facing a problem of any nature, some people will visit a local fetish shrine, looking for help. The main priest will consult the oracles and tell the person in need what has to be done for the problem to go away. People will typically be asked to "serve" the shrine for weeks, sometimes months, as their families pay the priest for their upkeep.
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  • Women chanting during a "coming out" ceremony at a fetish shrine in Aflao, Volta Region, Eastern Ghana. A woman was released after spending three months in a small, dark room, hoping that she'd then be able to find a husband. Despite most Ghanaians being adamant followers of christianism or islam, many of them still maintain traditional beliefs. When facing a problem of any nature, some people will visit a local fetish shrine, looking for help. The main priest will consult the oracles and tell the person in need what has to be done for the problem to go away. People will typically be asked to "serve" the shrine for weeks, sometimes months, as their families pay the priest for their upkeep.
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  • Head priest spitting gin on shrine servant to purify her during a "coming out" ceremony at a fetish shrine in Aflao, Volta Region, Eastern Ghana. A woman was released after spending three months in a small, dark room, hoping that she'd then be able to find a husband. Despite most Ghanaians being adamant followers of christianism or islam, many of them still maintain traditional beliefs. When facing a problem of any nature, some people will visit a local fetish shrine, looking for help. The main priest will consult the oracles and tell the person in need what has to be done for the problem to go away. People will typically be asked to "serve" the shrine for weeks, sometimes months, as their families pay the priest for their upkeep.
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  • Current and past shrine servants have their wrists bound with rope during a "coming out" ceremony at a fetish shrine in Aflao, Volta Region, Eastern Ghana. A woman was released after spending three months in a small, dark room, hoping that she'd then be able to find a husband. Despite most Ghanaians being adamant followers of christianism or islam, many of them still maintain traditional beliefs. When facing a problem of any nature, some people will visit a local fetish shrine, looking for help. The main priest will consult the oracles and tell the person in need what has to be done for the problem to go away. People will typically be asked to "serve" the shrine for weeks, sometimes months, as their families pay the priest for their upkeep.
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  • Current and past shrine servants being beaten to purify their sins during a "coming out" ceremony at a fetish shrine in Aflao, Volta Region, Eastern Ghana. A woman was released after spending three months in a small, dark room, hoping that she'd then be able to find a husband. Despite most Ghanaians being adamant followers of christianism or islam, many of them still maintain traditional beliefs. When facing a problem of any nature, some people will visit a local fetish shrine, looking for help. The main priest will consult the oracles and tell the person in need what has to be done for the problem to go away. People will typically be asked to "serve" the shrine for weeks, sometimes months, as their families pay the priest for their upkeep.
    GHA05AflaoShrine0013.jpg
  • Dead chicken sacrificed during a "coming out" ceremony at a fetish shrine in Aflao, Volta Region, Eastern Ghana. A woman was released after spending three months in a small, dark room, hoping that she'd then be able to find a husband. Both chickens lay on their left side, indicating that the shrine servant is free to go. One or both of the chickens laying on their right side would mean the servant needs to spend another three months at the shrine. Despite most Ghanaians being adamant followers of christianism or islam, many of them still maintain traditional beliefs. When facing a problem of any nature, some people will visit a local fetish shrine, looking for help. The main priest will consult the oracles and tell the person in need what has to be done for the problem to go away. People will typically be asked to "serve" the shrine for weeks, sometimes months, as their families pay the priest for their upkeep.
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  • Head priest about to sacrifice a chicken during a "coming out" ceremony at a fetish shrine in Aflao, Volta Region, Eastern Ghana. A woman was released after spending three months in a small, dark room, hoping that she'd then be able to find a husband. Despite most Ghanaians being adamant followers of christianism or islam, many of them still maintain traditional beliefs. When facing a problem of any nature, some people will visit a local fetish shrine, looking for help. The main priest will consult the oracles and tell the person in need what has to be done for the problem to go away. People will typically be asked to "serve" the shrine for weeks, sometimes months, as their families pay the priest for their upkeep.
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  • Head priest about to sacrifice a chicken during a "coming out" ceremony at a fetish shrine in Aflao, Volta Region, Eastern Ghana. A woman was released after spending three months in a small, dark room, hoping that she'd then be able to find a husband. Despite most Ghanaians being adamant followers of christianism or islam, many of them still maintain traditional beliefs. When facing a problem of any nature, some people will visit a local fetish shrine, looking for help. The main priest will consult the oracles and tell the person in need what has to be done for the problem to go away. People will typically be asked to "serve" the shrine for weeks, sometimes months, as their families pay the priest for their upkeep.
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  • Head priest about to sacrifice a chicken during a "coming out" ceremony at a fetish shrine in Aflao, Volta Region, Eastern Ghana. A woman was released after spending three months in a small, dark room, hoping that she'd then be able to find a husband. Despite most Ghanaians being adamant followers of christianism or islam, many of them still maintain traditional beliefs. When facing a problem of any nature, some people will visit a local fetish shrine, looking for help. The main priest will consult the oracles and tell the person in need what has to be done for the problem to go away. People will typically be asked to "serve" the shrine for weeks, sometimes months, as their families pay the priest for their upkeep.
    GHA05AflaoShrine0007.jpg
  • Priestess receiving a gin offering during a "coming out" ceremony at a fetish shrine in Aflao, Volta Region, Eastern Ghana. A woman was released after spending three months in a small, dark room, hoping that she'd then be able to find a husband. Despite most Ghanaians being adamant followers of christianism or islam, many of them still maintain traditional beliefs. When facing a problem of any nature, some people will visit a local fetish shrine, looking for help. The main priest will consult the oracles and tell the person in need what has to be done for the problem to go away. People will typically be asked to "serve" the shrine for weeks, sometimes months, as their families pay the priest for their upkeep.
    GHA05AflaoShrine0006.jpg
  • Shrine servant kneeling during a "coming out" ceremony at a fetish shrine in Aflao, Volta Region, Eastern Ghana. A woman was released after spending three months in a small, dark room, hoping that she'd then be able to find a husband. Despite most Ghanaians being adamant followers of christianism or islam, many of them still maintain traditional beliefs. When facing a problem of any nature, some people will visit a local fetish shrine, looking for help. The main priest will consult the oracles and tell the person in need what has to be done for the problem to go away. People will typically be asked to "serve" the shrine for weeks, sometimes months, as their families pay the priest for their upkeep.
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  • Ankle bracelet and offering of gin at a "coming out" ceremony at a fetish shrine in Aflao, Volta Region, Eastern Ghana. A woman was released after spending three months in a small, dark room, hoping that she'd then be able to find a husband. Despite most Ghanaians being adamant followers of christianism or islam, many of them still maintain traditional beliefs. When facing a problem of any nature, some people will visit a local fetish shrine, looking for help. The main priest will consult the oracles and tell the person in need what has to be done for the problem to go away. People will typically be asked to "serve" the shrine for weeks, sometimes months, as their families pay the priest for their upkeep.
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  • Traditional rituals take place during a "coming out" ceremony at a fetish shrine in Aflao, Volta Region, Eastern Ghana. A woman was released after spending three months in a small, dark room, hoping that she'd then be able to find a husband. Despite most Ghanaians being adamant followers of christianism or islam, many of them still maintain traditional beliefs. When facing a problem of any nature, some people will visit a local fetish shrine, looking for help. The main priest will consult the oracles and tell the person in need what has to be done for the problem to go away. People will typically be asked to "serve" the shrine for weeks, sometimes months, as their families pay the priest for their upkeep.
    GHA05AflaoShrine0003.jpg
  • Beads worn by members of a local shrine in Aflao, Volta Region, Eastern Ghana. Despite most Ghanaians being adamant followers of christianism or islam, many of them still maintain traditional beliefs. When facing a problem of any nature, some people will visit a local fetish shrine, looking for help. The main priest will consult the oracles and tell the person in need what has to be done for the problem to go away. People will typically be asked to "serve" the shrine for weeks, sometimes months, as their families pay the priest for their upkeep.
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  • Beads worn by members of a local shrine in Aflao, Volta Region, Eastern Ghana. Despite most Ghanaians being adamant followers of christianism or islam, many of them still maintain traditional beliefs. When facing a problem of any nature, some people will visit a local fetish shrine, looking for help. The main priest will consult the oracles and tell the person in need what has to be done for the problem to go away. People will typically be asked to "serve" the shrine for weeks, sometimes months, as their families pay the priest for their upkeep.
    GHA05AflaoShrine0015.jpg
  • A young woman wearing a belt in the national colors of Cameroon stands during a ceremony held on the occasion of the visit of UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Mia Farrow in the town of Mandjou, Cameroon on Wednesday September 16, 2009..
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  • Children watch during a ceremony held on the occasion of the visit of UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Mia Farrow in the town of Mandjou, Cameroon on Wednesday September 16, 2009.
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  • Arm bracelets worn by the head priest during a "coming out" ceremony at a fetish shrine in Aflao, Volta Region, Eastern Ghana. A woman was released after spending three months in a small, dark room, hoping that she'd then be able to find a husband. Despite most Ghanaians being adamant followers of christianism or islam, many of them still maintain traditional beliefs. When facing a problem of any nature, some people will visit a local fetish shrine, looking for help. The main priest will consult the oracles and tell the person in need what has to be done for the problem to go away. People will typically be asked to "serve" the shrine for weeks, sometimes months, as their families pay the priest for their upkeep.
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  • Josephine Akissi Coulibaly, 52, a former FGM/C practitioner, poses for a picture in her traditional ceremonial attire at her home in the town of Katiola, Cote d'Ivoire on Friday July 12, 2013. Josephine abandoned the practice thanks to advocacy work by UNICEF partner organization OIS Afrique.
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  • Josephine Akissi Coulibaly, 52, a former FGM/C practitioner, poses for a picture in her traditional ceremonial attire at her home in the town of Katiola, Cote d'Ivoire on Friday July 12, 2013. Josephine abandoned the practice thanks to advocacy work by UNICEF partner organization OIS Afrique.
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  • A young boy holds a ceremonial sword painted to look like gold during the annual Oguaa Fetu Afahye Festival in Cape Coast, Ghana on Saturday September 6, 2008.
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  • A man from the #1 Asafo company holds up a ceremonial rifle during a parade held on the occasion of the annual Oguaa Fetu Afahye Festival in Cape Coast, Ghana on Saturday September 6, 2008.
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