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The Tamils are a Matriarchal society. The females have more rights than the males. Landmarks in the life of a female child, like the birth where she is showered with jewelry, cutting her first teeth when she is showered with a sweetmeat called 'Kolukkaddai', the onset of menarche, the engagemment called a 'Ponnurukku', the marraige, her first pregnancy and the birth of a child are all celebrated. The females inherit the family wealth.
This video shows a puberty ceremony done in France far away from home in a foreignn land where the traditions still operate on the family..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdWi9B3OyFA&feature=player_embedded
The Tamils are a Matriarchal society. The females have more rights than the males. Landmarks in the life of a female child, like the birth where she is showered with jewelry, cutting her first teeth when she is showered with a sweetmeat called 'Kolukkaddai', the onset of menarche, the engagemment called a 'Ponnurukku', the marraige, her first pregnancy and the birth of a child are all celebrated. The females inherit the family wealth.
This video shows a puberty ceremony done in France far away from home in a foreignn land where the traditions still operate on the family..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdWi9B3OyFA&feature=player_embedded
