circumcision
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according to a site,
"The main reasons are:
- so that the man marrying the girl can be assured of her virginity, as he will have to break the stitches before he has sex with her.
- because in some other cultures the outer labia are seen as being dirty and disgusting to look at. In some countries the process is euphemistically referred to as "cutting away the dirt"- This can be difficult for Westerners to follow but its a similar attitude to that which governs male circumcision in many other cultures. This cultural standpoint is so ingrained that it is very difficult to challenge. Despite the pain they know it will cause many mothers believe they put their daughters for the process for their own good, as an uncircumcised woman would be seen as dirty and ostracised by society.
-old wives tale style beliefs, such as that if the head of a baby touches the clitoris during birth it will contract an illness.
-A tightly sewn vagina is believed to give more pleasure to the girl's future husband"