Circumcision in Africa
Circumcision in Africa, and the rites of initiation in Africa, as well as "the frequent resemblance between details of ceremonial procedure in areas thousands of kilometres apart, indicate that the circumcision ritual has an old tradition behind it and in its present form is the result of a long process of development." == Cultural background == Certain African cultural groups, such as the Yoruba and the Igbo of Nigeria, customarily circumcise their infant sons. Amongst the Serer ethnoreligious group of the Senegambia region, the Ndut initiation rite holds Serer religious, cultural, and educational significance.