User:Fntstic/sandbox

In East Africa, the Maasai people who live predominantly in Kenya and Tanzania practice circumcision as an obligatory rite of passage. It's also used for distinguished age groups. This is usually done after every fifteen years where new “age set” are formed by elders(Spencer, 66). The new members of the Age-set have to undergo initiation at the same time. Whenever new age groups are initiated, they will become novice warriors and replace the previous group. The new initiates will be given a unique name that will be an important marker of the history of the Maasai. No Anesthesia is used and initiates have to endure the pain or shamed(72) Henceforth circumcision serves this role in the Maasai community who a predominantly live in Africa. Among Southern African communities, the Xhosa(Amafengu) community practice circumcision as a sacrifice. In doing so, young boys will announce for their family member when they are ready for circumcision by singing(Nyathi, 60). The sacrifice is the blood spill during the initiation procedure. Young boys will be considered an "outsiders" unless they undergo circumcision(Nyathi, 61).