Just East of the Omo River in Southern Ethiopia live the Hamar People. They are a Hamitic tribe and are deeply superstitious, believing that bad luck exists by certain omens, such as twins or children born out of wedlock. These are left out in the bush to die to avoid risk of drought or disease. Their women are hauntingly beautiful; their traditional ornamentation consists of heavy metal bangles for the wrists and legs, and heavy neckbands, with beautiful wide cowry shell necklaces. They are cattle people and cattle are both their wealth and their pride. Men are all named after cows. Their most significant ceremony is called "The Jumping of the Bull" which signifies the passing from boyhood into early manhood. On the day of initiation the elders line up thirty beasts side by side, held closely together. The novice is brought into the arena, totally naked, and held tightly by the elders. When they let him go he rushes towards the line of cattle, leaps onto the first one, and runs across all the bulls. At the end he jumps down, turns and leaps onto the first bull and runs back to the starting point. He makes four passes along the backs of the bulls and then leaves the arena to the cheers of the crowd. A boy who fails to make his four passes will be whipped by the girls, and will be humiliated for the rest of his life. Those who succeed are considered to be men.