What do initiation rituals represent in the bwami system of the lega people? a. a new birth b. admittance to the tribe c. moving up in status or levels d. a girl becoming a woman

The correct answer is c) moving up in status or levels.

Moving up in status or levels is what initiation rituals represent in the Bwami system of the Lega people.

Fort he Lega people, Bwami was was considered an educational and a political system. Through those well respected systems, the people taught the Lega values, which included non-violence, moderation, respect, solidarity, constraint, and physical beauty. One of the most important legacies of Bwami was art. There are beautiful collection pieces such as masks. Lega people named it as Lukwakongo, used by men in Yananio rituals. Rituals represented in the Bwami system of the Lega people the ascension or moving up in the status.

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