Apache

One surprising fact that I learned when i was studying the Apache tribe, was that the girls have a very big ceremony and the boys have just a little ceremony for their coming-of-age. The girls have a sunrise dance. When the girls have their coming-of-age ceremony, they get blessings and they celebrate. All the boys do is get tested on their strength, skills, and their endurance. I was surprised that the boys had a smaller ceremony than the girls because I thought since that the boys have to learn to hunt and get the food for the tribe that the boys would get a bigger ceremony.