"Culturally, food means something very different to us than it does to other ethnic cultural groups, " said Smikle.

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Many epidemiologists have argued that, if there is a relationship, it is not a matter of the removal of the foreskin but of the sexual behaviour of the cultural, ethnic or religious groups that are either circumcised or not circumcised.

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Concerns have been expressed that there could be a bias within ethnic groups towards selecting boy children, for cultural reasons.

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Held in Pasto and neighboring areas, the August event was the first ever cultural activity involving the entire Andean region of South America, with ethnic groups from eight countries providing an exceptional and diverse array of music, theatre, spiritualism and handicrafts.

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The incorporation of dramatic allusions to aspects of modern life as well as to ethnic communities, groups and individuals has established the drama as a vivid example of cultural diversity.

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