成年礼:在非洲不少国家,判定少男少女是否成年,不是根据其年龄,而是看其是否举行过成年礼。所谓成年礼,就是割礼。长到一定年龄,男子必须割除阴茎的包皮,而女子必须部分或全部割除阴核和小阴唇,甚至将阴道口部分缝合。据说这种习俗起源于犹太教,有很多年的历史了。现在,割礼不 Rituals: In many African countries, boys and girls are judged as adults, not by their age, but by whether or not they have held rituals. The so-called adult ritual, is circumcision. To a certain age, men must circumcise the foreskin of the penis, and the woman must cut off the part of the vulva and the labia minora, or even part of the vaginal opening. It is said that this practice originated in Judaism and has many years of history. Now, circumcision is not