Austrailian aborigines
- Date: February 01, 2008
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Australian Aborigines
Prior to the colonization of Australia by the British in the late 1600's, large group of natives called Aborigines lived there. They received the name Aborigine due to the translation of the word "the people who were here from the beginning" (Internet, Aboriginal history and culture). The Australian Aborigines occupied the entire Australian continent, which included the large island of Tasmania. By the time the British arrived, the Aborigines established a culture to include Art, multiple languages, social structure, and religious and spiritual ideas. It is very important to understand the land of Australia, and the development of the government, which as change the way of life for these people.
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... beard, after they are not allowed to eat or sleep for three days. This is repeated three more times over the next six months. In this time the boys learn a lot about sacred stories, dances and laws before they become men (Internet, The Home of the Aborigines). After the initiation, a large ceremony is held to celebrate the readiness of marriage.
Death in the Aboriginal culture is very important. If an Aboriginal dies, his body is put into a cloth of tree barks. Then either the body is buried or is put on the top of a tree. After one year the Aborigine rescue
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