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Meet the People Who Ritualistically Suspend Bodies From Hooks
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September 8, 2015
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September 8, 2015
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13:53Now PlayingA native American tribe called the Mandan first practiced suspension as a tradition marking the transition from boyhood to manhood. Tribe elders used handmade hooks to pierce the skin, then lifted the boys into the air using ropes. They'd hang like this, often for days. Those who could survive the ritual officially became men.
Today, suspension is a spiritual and transcultural phenomenon practiced all over the world. Galeb Nikačević from VICE Serbia decided to experience the practice firsthand.
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