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  2. Circumcision in Africa - Wikipedia

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    The male circumcision rate in South Africa is estimated to be 44.7%. [20] In some South African ethnic groups, circumcision has roots in several belief systems, and is performed most of the time on teenage boys: The young men in the eastern Cape belong to the Xhosa ethnic group for whom circumcision is considered part of the passage into ...

  3. Ulwaluko - Wikipedia

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    Ulwaluko is a traditional circumcision and initiation rite practised (though not exclusively) by the Xhosa people, and is commonly practised throughout South Africa. The ritual is traditionally intended as a teaching institution, to prepare young males for the responsibilities of manhood. [ 1 ]

  4. Lebollo la banna - Wikipedia

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    Lebollo la banna is a Sesotho term for male initiation.. Lebollo is a cultural and traditional practice that transitions boys in the Basotho society to manhood. It is a rite of passage where bashanyana or bashemane (transl. "uncircumcised boys") pass puberty and enter adulthood to become monna (transl. "men") by circumcision.

  5. History of circumcision - Wikipedia

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    Circumcision likely has ancient roots among several ethnic groups in sub-equatorial Africa, Egypt, and Arabia, though the specific form and extent of circumcision has varied. Ritual male circumcision is known to have been practiced by South Sea Islanders, Aboriginal peoples of Australia, Sumatrans, and some Ancient Egyptians. [1]

  6. Genital modification and mutilation - Wikipedia

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    Penis before and after circumcision. Circumcision is the removal of the foreskin, the double-layered fold of skin, mucosal and muscular tissue at the distal end of the human penis. [33] Around half of all circumcisions worldwide are performed for reasons of preventive healthcare; half for religious or cultural reasons.

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  8. Imbalu - Wikipedia

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    Mutoto Circumcision Site. Imbalu is a public circumcision ceremony practiced by the Bamasaba people of Uganda. [1] It takes place at the Mutoto cultural site (also called Mutoto cultural ground) near Mbale in eastern Uganda. [2] It is mostly active in the 8th month of every even year.

  9. File:Circumcised penis labelled.jpg - Wikipedia

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