Ku'ghaja

The young girl stepped from among her peers, raising her hands to the sky as subtle drums began. Her family looked eagerly on, her elder sister carrying worry upon her face. While I only understood a handful of the words, Ianne's voice was powerful and moving. As she finished her lines, she stepped back, Kuraso stepping up next. Each girl, seven in all, sang beautifully. Their mother's and sisters kept quiet until the elder stood. While aged, her voice was just as strong as these young girls. Or women, as she decreed.
While the jubilee after was powerful and estatic, nothing was more moving than hearing the singing and dancing of their fathers from outside the village gate. Their daughters were now women and true members of the Gerudo.^*

— Excerpt from Seven Tribes: The Culture of the Gerudo by the Expediton Group

The Ku'ghaja, or Recitation, is a song of memorization based around ancient religious laws and stories of the Gerudo. The exact song sung may change over the years or between tribes. Most often, it is a retelling of the Seven Heroines story or interpretation of the old laws.
Gerudo girls begin their education at fives years old, learning both the laws and stories of their people, as well as martial arts. Their oral and written education culminates once they have experienced their first sa'mah, when they are able to show their learning during the annual Ku'ghaja. Young Gerudo vai that show the quality of their education both bring honor to their instructor and are from then on considered women within the tribe.

Observance

The Ku'ghaja is held every year on the first new moon after Deva'estar. All women of the tribe are encouraged to attend, and outside of guards, most do.