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The third ''kawsayruwana'' happens once the child is successfully able to learn the necessary roles associated with their gender and are thus able to be trusted with their own judgement skills and morality. The completion of the ''wawa'' stage is marked by a ''warachikuy'' for boys and a ''qikuchikuy'' for girls, similar to the celebration of the {{wp|bar mitzvah}} in {{wp|Judaism}}. What happens during this ceremony is ultimately dependent on the gender of the child. A ''warachikuy'' involves dances, fasts, feats of strength, and family ceremonies and feasts after a successful fasting period; the boy was to be given new clothes and was expected to learn about what it takes to become an unmarried adult male. A ''qikuchikuy'' signifies the start of the girl's period, and it involves the isolation of the girl into a specially-furnished chamber in her family's house where she will remain until once her period ends; once she has finished her first period, she is given adult clothes and some advice pertaining to womanhood. The successful completion of both ceremonies mark the beginning of the ''malta'' stage.

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