Circumcision in Africa
Every year, in many African countries such as South Africa and Nigeria, many males get circumcised. Here in America we have the choice if we wanna circumcise our sons, but in Africa it is part of a ritual and is required. Unlike American males, African males are circumcised from the age 15 to age 25. Young Abakwetha (male initiates) are hospitalized or die from circumcision wounds undergone during traditional initiation rites. In some cases males can contract HIV/AIDS and infections just by undergoing this procedure.Should males in Africa go through this procedure as a ritual despite the risk? Or should they be able to say no and not put their life in danger?
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Dance and Music of Africa
African Dance? Everyone Looks And Asks Why Do They Dance Like The Way They Do. Do Yu Know Almost Every Dance That We Do Now A Days Is Originated From African Dancing. They Dance For A Celebration. When They Are Happy For Something Like Making More Money Then They Did Or Anything That Might Make A Difference In Their Life They Really Get Up And Dance.
They Also Teach Social Patterns And Values And Helps People Work, Mature, Praise Or Criticize Members Of The Community While Celebrating Festivals And Funerals, Competing, Reciting History, Proverbs And Poetry; And To Encounter Gods. They Are Very Spiritual In There Praise.
Here’s An Example.
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[Bamako is the capital and largest city of Mali, and currently estimated to be the fastest growing city in Africa. Bamako is the nation's administrative center as well as a circle. Bamako is the 7th largest West African urban center after Lagos, Abidjan, Kano, Ibadan, Dakar and Accra. The name Bamako comes from the Bambara word meaning "crocodile river".]
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Forced To Eat For Beauty
In different parts of Africa women and young girls are forced to eat food for beauty. In Mauritania a desert oasis, bigger women there are seen as beautiful, which means the bigger you are the most likely you are to get married. Although force feeding is frowned upon in the United States. In Mauritania they force feed females so they can become overweight when they get older. Since force feeding is such a hard thing to do they take breaks from feeding the girls. Force feeding causes people to throw up so when the girls throw up they make them eat more afterwards. What if in the United States bigger women were seen as beautiful to everyone? What would you do and how would you react if you were forced to eat for beauty? Compare Africa's force feeding to the United States's eating disorders like bulimia and anorexia.
