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  2. Menstruation hut - Wikipedia

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    Menstruation hut. A niddah hut (Mergem Gogo) at the Jewish village of Ambober in northern Ethiopia, 1976. Beta Israeli women left their homes and stayed at the hut during menstruation, until they could ritually purify themselves at the river and return home. A menstruation hut is a place of seclusion or isolation used by certain cultures with ...

  3. Shedim - Wikipedia

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    Tehillim (Psalms), 106.35-39 17. They sacrificed to demons [(shedim)], which have no power, deities they did not know, new things that only recently came, which your forefathers did not fear. Devarim (Deuteronomy), 32.17 Shedim (singular: שֵׁד šēḏ) are spirits or demons in the Tanakh and Jewish mythology. Shedim do not, however, correspond exactly to the modern conception of demons as ...

  4. Masonic ritual and symbolism - Wikipedia

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    Masonic ritual is the scripted words and actions that are spoken or performed during the degree work in a Masonic lodge. [1] Masonic symbolism is that which is used to illustrate the principles which Freemasonry espouses. Masonic ritual has appeared in a number of contexts within literature including in "The Man Who Would Be King", by Rudyard ...

  5. Chhaupadi - Wikipedia

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    Chhaupadi (Nepali: छाउपडी [t͡sʰau̯pʌɽi] ⓘ) is a form of menstrual taboo which prohibits women and girls from participating in normal family activities while menstruating, as they are considered "impure". Chhaupadi is said to be practiced primarily in the western part of Nepal, but the same is true for city dwellers also.

  6. Smegma - Wikipedia

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    Smegma. Smegma (from Ancient Greek σμῆγμα, smêgma, 'soap') [1] is a combination of shed skin cells, skin oils, and moisture. It occurs in both male and female mammalian genitalia. In females, it collects around the clitoris and in the folds of the labia minora; in males, smegma collects under the foreskin.

  7. Menstruation - Wikipedia

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    Menstruation. Diagram illustrating how the uterus lining builds up and breaks down during the menstrual cycle. Menstruation (also known as a period, among other colloquial terms) is the regular discharge of blood and mucosal tissue from the inner lining of the uterus through the vagina. The menstrual cycle is characterized by the rise and fall ...

  8. Physical attractiveness - Wikipedia

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    The goddess has been associated with sexuality, love, and fertility. [5][6][7] Xi Shi (西施), born 506 BC, was one of the Four Great Beauties of ancient China. [8] Physical attractiveness is the degree to which a person's physical features are considered aesthetically pleasing or beautiful. The term often implies sexual attractiveness or ...

  9. Christian symbolism - Wikipedia

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    e. Christian symbolism is the use of symbols, including archetypes, acts, artwork or events, by Christianity. It invests objects or actions with an inner meaning expressing Christian ideas. The symbolism of the early Church was characterized by being understood by initiates only, while after the legalization of Christianity in the Roman Empire ...