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The first day of the larp was oriented towards introductions of the area and the cultural traditions, common and different, of the tribes. The participants were cleansed in a sweat lodge, where they also went through a spiritual dream journey to find their totem animals and names (prepared in one of the workshops). During this day the young also learned to mix the sacred colours, which the tribes used in body painting, symbolizing adulthood and the right to mate. Constant painting and repainting of each others’ bodies was a central activity during the rest of the larp.
The second day evolved around the exploration of the possibilities, burdens and responsibilities of adulthood. Every initiate crafted a symbol of youth, which was burned at the end of the day. They received necklaces as a symbol of their adulthood, while the elders died socially, symbolized by the donning of [[masks]]. From this moment on, the initiates could fight, love and mate as adults.
The last day was about the tribal life, mating and stigmatizing. The higher status members of the dominating genders chose partners, and conflicts arose as people had to leave their tribes for a new and different existence in another. One member of each tribe was declared unwanted for mating and traded to the other tribe and one Ka and one Nappa was declared "non", never to become adult. The day ended with a big feast after which the characters had to decide on how to end the physical lives of the elders. The matrialcal KaNappa tripe sent one elder lovingly away and killed one in anger. the patriarchal BoSotto tripe empowerd the new alpha by proving his worth in battle against the first and strangled the other with respect. After an ending ritual, the two new tribes left the ritual grounds, to return to their homes as adults.
''When the relationships in the game feel real, the game world feels real. You have the ability to pull the action in the game from the clunky levels of kings and politics, down into the very subtle shifts and processes in the group.'' (Nordgren 2008)
== Beyond the Rite of Passage ==
