Ice dodging is a rite of passage for young members of the Southern Water Tribe and a ceremonial test of wisdom, bravery, and trust. When a tribe member reaches the age of fourteen, their father takes them out to sea in a sailboat, where the young individual is challenged to take over and sail the ship safely through dangerous, iceberg-filled waters. The father remains in the boat to observe, but does not interfere. If the child succeeds, they receive a mark on their forehead in cuttlefish paint that symbolizes the virtue they demonstrated most prominently during the test.
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| - Ice dodging is a rite of passage for young members of the Southern Water Tribe and a ceremonial test of wisdom, bravery, and trust. When a tribe member reaches the age of fourteen, their father takes them out to sea in a sailboat, where the young individual is challenged to take over and sail the ship safely through dangerous, iceberg-filled waters. The father remains in the boat to observe, but does not interfere. If the child succeeds, they receive a mark on their forehead in cuttlefish paint that symbolizes the virtue they demonstrated most prominently during the test.
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| - Ice dodging is a rite of passage for young members of the Southern Water Tribe and a ceremonial test of wisdom, bravery, and trust. When a tribe member reaches the age of fourteen, their father takes them out to sea in a sailboat, where the young individual is challenged to take over and sail the ship safely through dangerous, iceberg-filled waters. The father remains in the boat to observe, but does not interfere. If the child succeeds, they receive a mark on their forehead in cuttlefish paint that symbolizes the virtue they demonstrated most prominently during the test. Participation in this ritual can earn those not born in the Southern Water Tribe recognition as an honorary member of the tribe.
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