these weird Traditions Around the world will stick to your mind, especially the last one
BY - Srishti Verma
Famadihana:a funeral tradition followed by a tribe in Madagascar called the Malagasy
Famadihana:This involves dancing with the bodies of the deceased, in a way to celebrate their life
Coming Of Age:Sateré-Mawé is an indigenous tribe in Brazil. When boys in this tribe reach a certain age, they are subjected to a horrible coming of age ritual.
Coming Of Age:young boys are forced to wear gloves filled with bullets ants for 10 minutes, but do so 20 times, they are expected to perform a ritual dance.
Coal Walking:In china, husband carries his pregnant wife over hot coal before they enter their house.
Coal Walking:This is supposedly a way of ensuring more natural labor.
Eating The Ashes Of The Deceased:Yanomami tribe from Venezuela and Brazil does precisely what the title suggests.
Eating The Ashes Of The Deceased:They are forbidden to keep body parts of the deceased. they burn them, divide the remains among family members
Camel Wrestling:most common in the Aegean region of Turkey but is practiced in other Asian countries as well. This is almost considered a sport in Turkey
Camel Wrestling:event is held during the mating season since male camels have a natural tendency to fight.
Mourning Of Muharram:a set of rituals observed by Shia Muslims. It is supposed to commemorate the death of Hussain, the grandson of Muhammad.
Mourning Of Muharram:some of the participants of this event choose to whip themselves using chain whips
The Monkey Buffet Festival:This festival supposedly brings good luck and is organized yearly in Thailand, the city of Lopburi
The Monkey Buffet Festival:enormous amounts of food are displayed all over the city and left for monkeys to feast upon.
The Thaipusam Festival:Hindu festival is organized at the beginningof every year by the Tamil community. It is dedicated to the Lord Murugan.
The Thaipusam Festival:it is celebrated on the nights of the full moon. They pierce body parts with long silver pins and perform other physically straining tasks.
Baby Throwing:in the Karnataka region, children are tossed off the Sri Santeswar temple, standing 500 feet tall. It is believed that this is supposed to bring them good luck.
baby throwing:the children should not be older than two months. well, child's parents catch the babies in a cloth.