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The Kuikuro villagers explain in their own words what happens during the eclipse-or when the moon menstruates There is little time to waste and much to celebrate. The spirit animals dance and transform and objects must be awakened. To become better wrestlers, the men scar themselves with an instrument that makes them stronger and less lazy. The women sing and dance, using the occasion to insult the men and respond to what they consider to be the men's offenses against them.

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