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What is an African calabash?

Calabash is the term used for artefacts made from the hard shell of a fruit in the gourd family “Lagenaria siceraria.” Once the calabash is dried and hollowed out it can be used for serving or storing food. … In West Africa calabash vessels were used for many practical pursposes.

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Face painting, or umchokozo, plays a big role in Xhosa culture, and women decorate their faces with white or yellow ochre, and use dots to make patterns on their faces. … This ritual is meant to prepare them for life, leadership and being custodians of their culture.

The Mpondo people, also called amaMpondo, are a Southern African Nguni ethnic group. … During the colonial and Apartheid era, the Mpondo people lived in emaMpondweni in the Transkei along with a minority of free Europeans and Xhosas.

listen)) are an Nguni ethnic group in Southern Africa whose homeland is primarily within the modern-day Eastern Cape. There is a small but significant Xhosa-speaking (Mfengu) community in Zimbabwe, and their language, isiXhosa, is recognised as a national language.

Xhosa language, Xhosa formerly spelled Xosa, a Bantu language spoken by seven million people in South Africa, especially in Eastern province. Xhosa is a member of the Southeastern, or Nguni, subgroup of the Bantu group of the Benue-Congo branch of the Niger-Congo language family.

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Bathabiles baby was born spontaneously underwater Birth in the Xhosa culture, is an important rite of passage and is therefore treated with due respect, honour and celebration. … The baby is then floated over the smoke (upside-down) three times, which causes a severe reaction of coughing and sometimes screaming.

Land restitution was conceived to benefit black South Africans, but the Khoisan are not generally considered black; they are designated as “coloured.”

Imbeleko. Imbeleko is a ceremony that is conducted on the 10th day after the baby is born, or later. This is an act of detaching the umbilical connection from the mother and introducing the child to the ancestors.

Ancestors commonly make their wishes known to the living in dreams. Xhosa religious practice is distinguished by elaborate and lengthy rituals, initiations, and feasts. Modern rituals typically pertain to matters of illness and psychological well-being. The Xhosa people have various rites of passage traditions.

Intonjane is a Xhosa rite of passage into womanhood practiced in the Eastern Cape of South Africa. The ritual takes place after a girl has had her first period. … It is through this ritual that girls are taught about socially accepted behaviours of Xhosa women, while also encouraging them not to have sex before marriage.

The Xhosa male initiation ritual consists of various stages such as pre-initiation preparation, the circumcision operation itself, seclusion in the initiation cultural setting and reintegration into society. … As a way to prepare him for the difficulties that lie ahead, an initiate is encouraged to be ‘strong’.

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Ulwaluko is a Xhosa word that refers to an initiation ritual. The purpose is to transform boys into men. Circumcision is one of the rituals performed. The ritual aims to instil good moral and social values.

In contrast to the Xhosa practice of full circumcision, Zulus traditionally promoted partial circumcision (ukugweda). Here, the foreskin is not removed, but an elastic band of tissue under the penis glans is cut, allowing the foreskin to move easily back and forth.

A huge challenge in the promotion of male circumcision is that Zimbabwe is traditionally not a circumcising country. The practice is common among only a few communities in Zimbabwe, particularly the Shangani tribe of Chiredzi, in the Lowveld part of the country.

A German court ruled on Tuesday that parents may not circumcise their sons at birth for religious reasons, because the procedure violates the child’s right to bodily integrity. Both Muslims and Jews circumcise their male children.

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Unlike in Europe – where rates are low, and circumcision is mostly confined to the Jewish and Muslim communities – circumcision is one of the most common operations in the US. Three-quarters of American adult men are circumcised. There are over one million procedures each year, or around one every 30 seconds.

Circumcision makes it simpler to wash the penis. However, boys with uncircumcised penises can be taught to wash regularly beneath the foreskin. Decreased risk of urinary tract infections. The risk of urinary tract infections in males is low, but these infections are more common in uncircumcised males.

Medical issues with circumcision Circumcision may be performed in the first few days after birth under local anaesthetic or after six months of age under general anaesthetic.

Risks of adult circumcision Adult circumcision is a relatively simple procedure, but that doesn’t mean it is without risks. The most common risks associated with adult circumcision include: Bleeding. You may experience bleeding for a few hours or days after the procedure around the incision.

According to the Torah and Halakha (Jewish religious law), ritual circumcision of all male Jews and their slaves (Genesis is a commandment from God that Jews are obligated to perform on the eighth day of birth, and is only postponed or abrogated in the case of threat to the life or health of the child.

Can I Get Circumcised as a Young Adult? Circumcision may be done at any age. If you were not circumcised as a baby, you may choose to have it done later for personal or medical reasons.

The surgery will take just a few minutes. Even though the boy having the procedure will be awake, there will be no pain while it is being done. After the procedure, some discomfort is expected when the local anesthetic wears off.

Contrary to men’s pre-VMMC concerns that circumcision may impair sexual performance, satisfaction, and pleasure, the findings from this study suggest that both men and their partners can expect equal or increased sexual satisfaction as well as improved penile hygiene following VMMC.

Doctors encourage circumcision in infancy for other reasons: It decreases risk of urinary tract infections in the baby’s first year, and reduces the chances of penile cancer and transmission of STIs, particularly HIV, Dr. Wang says. So nope, there’s nothing magical about age 35.