Sande initiation ceremonies

Target entity: Sande initiation ceremonies
Context triple: [Sowei mask, performedIn, Sande initiation ceremonies]

• A. Okipa ceremony
  The Okipa ceremony is a traditional Mandan religious ritual involving elaborate fasting, dancing, and often painful ordeals intended to reenact tribal myths and ensure the tribe’s spiritual and physical well-being.
• B. Marapu ceremonies
  Marapu ceremonies are traditional ancestral and spiritual rituals of the indigenous Marapu belief system in Sumba, Indonesia, involving offerings, sacred chants, and communal gatherings to honor deities and ancestors.
• C. Tiwah ceremony
  The Tiwah ceremony is a traditional secondary funeral ritual of the Ngaju Dayak people of Central Kalimantan, Indonesia, in which the bones of the deceased are exhumed, purified, and placed in a special ossuary to help their soul reach the afterlife.
• D. Adulthood Rites
  Adulthood Rites is a science fiction novel by Octavia E. Butler that continues her Xenogenesis series, exploring themes of identity, hybridity, and the future of humanity through the story of a human–alien child.
• E. Pukumani ceremony
  The Pukumani ceremony is a traditional Tiwi mortuary ritual from Australia’s Tiwi Islands, renowned for its elaborate grave posts, song, dance, and art that honor the dead and maintain spiritual balance.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: Sande initiation ceremonies
Target entity description: Sande initiation ceremonies are traditional rites of passage for girls and young women in parts of West Africa, marking their transition into adulthood through seclusion, instruction, and ritual performances led by female elders.

• A. Okipa ceremony
  The Okipa ceremony is a traditional Mandan religious ritual involving elaborate fasting, dancing, and often painful ordeals intended to reenact tribal myths and ensure the tribe’s spiritual and physical well-being.
• B. Marapu ceremonies
  Marapu ceremonies are traditional ancestral and spiritual rituals of the indigenous Marapu belief system in Sumba, Indonesia, involving offerings, sacred chants, and communal gatherings to honor deities and ancestors.
• C. Tiwah ceremony
  The Tiwah ceremony is a traditional secondary funeral ritual of the Ngaju Dayak people of Central Kalimantan, Indonesia, in which the bones of the deceased are exhumed, purified, and placed in a special ossuary to help their soul reach the afterlife.
• D. Adulthood Rites
  Adulthood Rites is a science fiction novel by Octavia E. Butler that continues her Xenogenesis series, exploring themes of identity, hybridity, and the future of humanity through the story of a human–alien child.
• E. Pukumani ceremony
  The Pukumani ceremony is a traditional Tiwi mortuary ritual from Australia’s Tiwi Islands, renowned for its elaborate grave posts, song, dance, and art that honor the dead and maintain spiritual balance.
• F. None of above. chosen