Tuli (rite)

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Tuli, also known as pukpok and pagtatak, is a Filipino rite involving cutting or removal of the foreskin (circumcision). It has a long historical tradition and is considered an obligatory rite of passage for males. While today, tuli has become synonymous with circumcision, historically, before the advent of Islam, it involved only cutting the foreskin, a practice known as superincision or dorsal slit, similar to what is traditionally practiced by Pacific Islanders. Circumcision is not considered a religious rite in the Philippines, as some four-fifths of Filipinos profess Roman Catholicism, which strongly discourages the practice. Rather, circumcision is a social norm rooted in tradition that is followed by society at large. Most boys usually undergo the procedure not shortly after birth but prior to reaching puberty or before high school (around ages 10–14). Peer pressure is a factor in the high rate, those who have not undergone the ritual are sometimes ridiculed and labeled supót which...

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