Pfenʻest klãnʻẽlsot (pfenʔest klãnʔ ẽlsot)
A rite of passage, they say. While I cannot pronounce it no matter how many times my secretary has tried to teach me so, in such a rite, it includes a so-called test of strength by the subject's first ritualistic tattoo.
History
The ritual of the Plëpfõ has been practised since near the beginning of their inclusion within the literature that scholarly organisations have ahold of. The recording of this ritual first ocurred in the year 234DEV, whereas the first recording of the Plëpfõ is in 232DEV.
Exucution
The rite of passage occurs within the week of the subject's 13th birthday traditionally. They are normally took to the center of the village, where an elder - usually a family member - grants them, through the use of Fõ tsoyest klas, the most striking of their features and an identifer, the Fufẽst markings, commonly and incorrectly called tattoos.
Participants
Within the ritual, there are technically only two participants, the one reciving the markings and the one giving such markings. However, there are many who attend the ritual in order to provide moral support to the youth due to the pain these rituals tend to cause. In the aftermath, one is entasked, usually a maternal figure such as a mother, aunt or older (and normally married) sister, to take care of these markings so that infection does not occur.
This is such a cool ritual idea! I really like that some form of aftercare is included in the process.