kehakeelega
Kehakeelega is a term used primarily in speculative fiction to denote a traditional rite of passage conducted by a fictional people known as the Kehakee. The word’s etymology appears inconsistently across works, with some authors tracing it to compound roots meaning fire and gathering, while others treat it as a proper noun without a direct translation. In most renderings, kehakeelega marks the transition from youth to adulthood and serves to reaffirm social bonds within the community.
The ceremony functions as a central social and cultural ritual, transmitting oral history, values, and communal
Variants exist: some depictions place the rite during a harvest festival or a celestial event; others align
In use, kehakeelega serves as a flexible construct for world-builders to convey communal identity, ritual complexity,