41 young males die in South Africa after circumcision initiation ceremonies
www.latimes.com
Traditional initiation is a rite of passage into manhood for young males that is practiced by various ethnic groups in Africa, including parts of South Africa. Among them are the Xhosa, Ndebele, Sotho and Venda communities.
  • gramie@lemmy.ca
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    2 months ago

    Please ceremonies are usually performed on older adolescent or young adult males. It marks the change from child to adulthood.

    Not that I’m in favor of it in any case, but it’s not being done on infants, like in North America.