theguardian.com/global-develop…-paraded-in-open-defiance
an open parade in defiance of the government clampdown on the practice took place this week
It usually starts with the traditional circumcision of boys. Then the girls follow and by the third week, the initiation processions are all over town.
sometimes the organisers of a “cut” will dress young girls as boys undergoing circumcision to disguise the large number undergoing FGM.