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Kwita Izina ceremony #19360150
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Young student with gorilla costum at the Kwita Izina ceremony, June 5th 2010, Kinigi, Rwanda: the ceremony of giving a name to a new born baby commonly known as ââ¬ÅKwita Izinaââ¬Â has been part of the Rwandan tradition for centuries. This ceremony has also been used for past 3 decades now to give names to new born gorillas. The names attributed to the gorillas play a great part in the program of monitoring of each individual and gorilla groups in its habitat.
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