ies ▁of ▁the ▁Un iverse , ▁Ser er ▁medicine , ▁etc . ▁ ▁Ser er ▁religion ▁and ▁culture ▁forb ids ▁the ▁circum c ision ▁of ▁girls ▁( F GM ). ▁Ser er ▁girls ▁receive ▁their ▁init iation ▁by ▁t atto o ing ▁of ▁the ▁g um . ▁There ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁B ok ▁ceremony ▁for ▁young ▁married ▁women . ▁This ▁is ▁a ▁fert ility ▁r ite . ▁ ▁The ▁M isse ▁is ▁a ▁religious ▁dance . ▁It ▁takes ▁place ▁once ▁year ▁in ▁April ▁which ▁coinc ides ▁with ▁the ▁Ra an ▁festival . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁dance ▁that ▁impl ores ▁the ▁Ser er ▁de ities ▁for ▁rain ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁have ▁good ▁har vest . ▁It ▁is ▁sometimes ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁the ▁rain ▁dance ▁by ▁some ▁sch ol ars . ▁Some what ▁similar ▁to ▁M isse ▁is ▁the ▁X oo y ▁or ▁K ho y ▁ceremony . ▁The ▁X oo y ▁is ▁not ▁a ▁dance ▁but ▁a ▁religious ▁ceremony ▁where ▁the ▁Ser er ▁priest ly ▁class ▁( the ▁Salt ig ues ) ▁gather ▁once ▁a ▁year ▁to ▁divine ▁the ▁future ▁and ▁the ▁ra iny ▁season . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁T att agu ine ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁old ▁Ser er ▁countries ▁though ▁much ▁younger ▁than ▁the ▁historic ▁and ▁spiritual ▁village ▁of ▁Y ab oy ab o . ▁In ▁Ser er ▁medieval ▁and ▁d yn astic ▁history , ▁T att agu ine , ▁which ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁pre - colon ial ▁Ser er ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁S ine ▁was ▁partner ed ▁with ▁Ng ou ye ▁because