What is ritual circumcision?

Ritual circumcision is any process that is highly culturally appreciated and involves cutting off the foreskin of the male man. Most of the time, female circumcision is also immersed in the ritual, but this type of circumcision is much more controversial and is usually referred to as mutilation of female genital organs, no matter how culturally important in the society. Male ritual circumcision is often done in young boys or infants and can include parties, religious ceremonies, and if the boy is old enough, the man connects to other boys. Although the specific importance of ritual circumcision depends on the culture in which it is practiced, this type of activity often symbolizes becoming a man or become part of a religious group. It is possible that this practice was created in Egypt and is related to the shelter of the snake skin. In a practical sense, the purpose of this type of ritual is to physically indicate men as members of a particular cultural group. The ethics of the ritual physical change of minors are often discussed and in many areas isRitual circumcision highly stigmatized, not illegal.

One of the most famous types of ritual circumcision is Brit Milah , which is a Jewish ceremony performed in infants. The ritual aspect of this ceremony is clear not only in the activities of people who participate in the ceremony, but also in the requirement to calculate blood for circumcision. The rituals of Muslim circumcision are much more diverse and occur in various ages, although it is more common that the procedure occurs in public and includes several boys.

In Africa, ritual circumcision may include all boys in a particular tribe who are circumcised. Like many circumcision rituals that focus on the transformation of boys into a man, it is highly encouraged that they do not show fear and be strong in the face of pain. Unfortunately, any ritual of circumcision that is not well regulated and includes circumcision more boys using the same tools, at risk of distributedím diseases. This was a problem in many cultures, including cases where herpes spread during the British Milah.

Just because the act is a ritual does not mean that it is liberated from the moral standards of the country in which the ritual is practiced. In countries that appreciate the use of anesthesia or are considering freedom of genital mutilation for a serious problem, the circumcision of minors is often highly regulated. Ritual aspects of circumcision must often be observed in the medical context in these places, or a person providing circumcision must be specially trained in some way.