▁display ▁the ▁pro w ess ▁of ▁the ▁group ' s ▁young ▁men . ▁( At ▁N uba ▁wrest ling ▁matches , ▁youth s ▁represent ▁their ▁villages ▁rather ▁than ▁themselves .) ▁▁ ▁N uba ▁stick ▁fighting ▁tournament s ▁usually ▁take ▁place ▁after ▁har vest . ▁This ▁is ▁partly ▁because ▁this ▁is ▁the ▁traditional ▁war ▁season , ▁and ▁partly ▁to ▁give ▁thanks ▁for ▁a ▁good ▁har vest . ▁Because ▁stick ▁fighting ▁is ▁dangerous , ▁participants ▁pray ▁before ▁b outs , ▁and ▁am u lets ▁may ▁be ▁worn ▁for ▁protection . ▁If ▁a ▁particip ant ▁is ▁seriously ▁injured , ▁then ▁he ▁or ▁his ▁family ▁are ▁supposed ▁to ▁be ▁compens ated ▁by ▁the ▁other ▁village , ▁usually ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁a ▁cow ▁or ▁similar ▁valuable ▁comm od ity . ▁▁ ▁During ▁wrest ling ▁and ▁stick ▁fighting ▁tournament s , ▁fe asts , ▁music , ▁dance , ▁and ▁stories ▁about ▁former ▁champions ▁are ▁integral ▁to ▁the ▁practice . ▁Although ▁stick ▁fighting ▁tournament s ▁are ▁not ▁usually ▁seen ▁in ▁modern ▁cities ▁( pol ice ▁take ▁a ▁dim ▁view ▁of ▁crow ds ▁of ▁armed ▁young ▁men ▁ro aming ▁the ▁streets ), ▁wrest ling ▁tournament s ▁are ▁often ▁used ▁by ▁people ▁living ▁in ▁those ▁same ▁cities ▁to ▁help ▁them ▁retain ▁their ▁sense ▁of ▁cultural ▁identity . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁Index : ▁N uba ▁pe op les ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Text ▁sources ▁ ▁Lu z , ▁O sk ar ▁and ▁Hor st . ▁( 1 9 6 6 ). ▁" Pr oud ▁Prim it ives , ▁the ▁N uba ▁People ,"