In Malaysia, circumcision is a common practice. Totally if you are Malay, you must circumcise. Why? because this is our tradition. In Malay community, tradition and faith are compliment. All Malay is Muslim and we believe that every men / boy must circumcise.
There two reason why we circumcised. First is for health and cleanliness. There is why most of Malay circumcised their son when they are 10 ++. If you circumcised, you can do pray, solat and will become in manhood community. When you cut, of course it easy for clean and you are not carry "shit" when you do praying.
Second is our culture, and when you cut, it is a sign that boy become manhood. Normally, age is suitable to cut is 7-12 years old. During that time, the boy will understand why he will be cut. And it is normal when family do feast to celebrate boy who will become man hood.
Malay rich with culture and everything we do, there are reason. It is not only an offering to God but it is a step for being a good man in the future. Circumcision ceremony in Malaysia is different than other country in the world. Normally, you can explore this culture when school holiday. The children / boy will wear "baju Melayu" or malay costume before the procedure take turn.
Then, every boy will bath in cold river. Currently there is less clean river in city, most of them replace with "fireman water shoot" or just bath in normal bath tab. Then, the boy is carried by his father to the circumcision place.
There are many style or technique of circumcision. Traditional style - using wooden clamp, knife, banana trunk, ash, and medicated herbs ; or modern style - using clamp.
In my blog, I want to continue what we believe before. And this is my responsible to educate the people about relevancy of our traditional method. I will explain further what is different traditional style or modern style which of them have their of own pro & con.
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