4Extend the lips
The girls in the Murcy tribe, in southern Ethiopia, put plates or tablets in the lower lip to extend greatly from the age of 13 years. The size of the painting gradually increases over time. This custom is a symbol of beauty and a sign of sexual maturity, an important part of the ritual Wedding, but at the same time painful exercise, terrible.
The girl makes a hole in the lower lip, then places a small wooden cushion after healing the wound, then changes it with a larger one each time it is extended. When the diameter of the painting reaches 20 cm, she can remove part of the lower teeth and each girl decorates her own painting. The diameter is between 4 and 20 cm, and married women put food on their plates when serving their husbands.
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