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==Xhosa circumcision==
The Eastern Cape Province of South Africa is the home of the Xhosa people. The culture of the Xhosa includes many traditional practices, including a rite of passage to manhood called ''Ulwaluko''. Ulwaluko includes a circumcision by a traditional practitioner. The circumcisions are not performed in accordance with modern medical practice. They are notorious for loss of penile skin, infection, gangrene, <b>'''total loss of the penis</b>''', and even death.<ref>{{REFnews
|title=Circumcision leaves 24 dead, 100 in hospital
|url=http://www.cirp.org/news/thestar07-16-02/