"So, why are you traveling?"
"I am going for en-drek-azi,” Hamanto said reddening slightly.
"What's that?" Jellia asked, and the daughter’s mouth dropped open.
“You don't… oh, do you use another word? It’s the celebration when you get an en-drek… When you become an en-drek-a.”
"Oh, you have a celebration for that?" Jellia asked, wondering whether she had missed something in her research.
"Oh, yes! Oh, my, yes! We… Not everyone does this, but we do a whole month. The first week apart, and then we come together, and then the family celebrate for another three weeks. Then we will emerge and have a final dinner together. And then your whole family leaves and you start your new life!"
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