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Circumcision ceremony in Skopje, North Macedonia.

Circumcision has played a significant cultural, social, and religious role in various global cultures over the course of world history. This has subsequently led to widely varying views related to the practice.[1]

  1. ^ Benson, Janette (2008). Encyclopedia of Infant and Early Childhood Development: A-F. Academic Press. p. 279. ISBN 978-0-12-370461-0.

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