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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Super car: [QB] [QUOTE]Originally posted by HERU: If I heard correctly, female circumcision comes from Egypt. This is still practiced in parts of Africa. I do have a question though. What does cutting off the clitoris have to do with cleanliness?[/QUOTE] The origins of circumcision itself may be somewhat obscure. Even Herodotus'says that he isn't sure between the Ethiopians and the Egyptians who influenced whom, when it comes to this tradition. But it seems clear from his reaction, that this was foreign to the Europeans, and various parts of the world at the time. He gives us other's account of how it reached their communities. The circumcision was not just about cleanliness, although in the case of men, it had that effect. However, it was also a rite of passage. The rite of passage into adulthood might explain the extension of this practice to females. The circumcision of males at an early age was common. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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