BELFRUCHT und LENDENTUCH

Bel Fruit and Loincloth

The film documents coming of age rituals in Bhaktapur, Nepal. Girls are married with the fruit of the wood apple tree and boys are covered with waistcloths. Beside the wedding of seven year old Lipisa to the Bel fruit, scenes of initiations of boys of butcher, Buddhist painter and farmer families are shown. The shooting took place in January / February 2007.

Format
Movie
Episodes
1
Episode Duration
68 mins
Status
Finished
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Type
Movie
Format
Movie
Episodes
1
Episode Duration
68 mins
Status
Finished
Start Date
Oct 2, 2008
Season
2008
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0
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0
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Bel Fruit and Loincloth

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The film documents coming of age rituals in Bhaktapur, Nepal. Girls are married with the fruit of the wood apple tree and boys are covered with waistcloths. Beside the wedding of seven year old Lipisa to the Bel fruit, scenes of initiations of boys of butcher, Buddhist painter and farmer families are shown. The shooting took place in January / February 2007.

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Japanese

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