Baiame established the Bora initiation ceremony in the Dreamtime, entrusting sacred knowledge to humanity through these rites. The Bora grounds and rituals are regarded as Baiame's direct gift to the peoples of southeastern Australia.
Daramulum presides over the Bora initiation ground, where boys pass from childhood into the knowledge of sacred law — his presence at the rites marks the boundary between the uninitiated and those permitted to know.
The Rainbow Serpent's symbolic swallowing and regurgitation of initiates at Bora ceremonies enacts their death as boys and rebirth as initiated men.
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