3 Eskimo Initiation Rites
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Loading ...An Eskimo newcomer just settled down on the outskirts of an Eskimo village. Since he was a stranger, he was not able to make friends that easily with his new neighbors. One day, a neighbor dropped by the newcomer’s igloo and said to the stranger, “I want to welcome you to the village but before you could be accepted as a member of this village, you will have to undergo three traditional initiation rites.”
The Eskimo newcomer asked, “What are those initiation rites?”
The neighbor said, “Well, all these rites will take place in a day. The first act is to finish off ten bottles of whiskey in one sitting. After that, you go to the cave up that hill and kill the polar bear living there with your bare hands. After you have done that, you will have to make love to the chief’s daughter three times in her igloo.”
The newcomer thought for a while and then said, “Okay, let’s do it.”
So the newcomer was led to an open clearing where ten bottles of whiskey were waiting to be consumed. So after gulping down ten bottles of whiskey in one sitting, he was cheered on by the gathering crowd. He then was led up the hill to the cave where the polar bear was living and he staggered into the cave. Loud roars and bloodcurdling growls were coming out of the dark cave. The Eskimos were afraid that the newcomer might not make it from the horrible noises coming from the cave. Then there was silence and after a few minutes, the newcomer emerged from the cave inciting great cheer from the crowd. The newcomer looked around with a dazed look and demanded, “Now take me to the igloo of the woman I must kill with my bare hands.”
