I was returning home, after my sunset run when I noticed three of my Talibe friends wearing a special outfit. They were all wearing a white robe with a pointed hood. As Americans, we know what this looks like to us, but to the Senegalese it means something completely different. These three boys are going to be circumcised within the next week. I went over to speak to the boys and asked what they were up too. The smallest of the group made a hand gesture, that they were about to cut his penis off. After the hand gesture I covered my mouth and made a gasping sound. All the boys were laughing, including the children in the white robes. Well, in about a week, they wont be laughing anymore. By the way, the children in the robes were from 4 years of age to 10. I would imagine, if you are 10, this will probably stick with you the rest of your life and make you want to have your children cut at a much younger age.
Djiby over and out.
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