Terrible traditions of different nations. Strange customs and traditions from around the world. Voodoo and Spiritual Domains

Shaking hands as a sign of greeting for weaklings
Forget about wiping noses. Men from some Eskimo tribes line up to greet a stranger. After which the first of them steps forward and gives the stranger a good slap on the top of the head, and expects a similar response from the stranger. The slaps and blows continue until one of the parties (the Eskimos or their unfortunate guest) falls to the ground. Want to try this greeting? How would you like the tradition that flourishes among some tribes in Papua New Guinea? There it is customary to greet a man by touching the tip of his penis... men walk there almost naked.

Gender is a relative concept
For many Indians and Native Americans, the concept of “third kind” was quite popular (as a rule, it was applied to men who led a feminine lifestyle). Anthropologists call them “berdachi”, and contemporaries of such people called them more simply - “two-spirited”; berdachi played an important role in the life of the community. According to an article by researcher Richard Drexler published in the journal Social History, double-spirits tended to spend time in the company of women, doing housework such as cooking, sewing or any other social role characteristic of a woman. Moreover, other men from the tribe could take double-spirited men as wives. Drexler provides evidence in his article that boys, endowed with special beauty by nature, were initially raised as “berdachi”, because their beauty could later attract potential husbands. Unmarried “berdachi” played the role of “companions” of young warriors, who, if there were no double-spirits, would have turned their sexual energy to young girls from the tribe.

Will I marry you? Catch me if you can
When people began to unite into clans and tribes, the concept of “courtship” included a raid on the territory of neighbors, ending with the capture of a woman, who was forced to marry the valiant kidnapper. And although bride kidnappings died down with the advent and spread of organized religious beliefs, some cultural “atavisms” of this tradition live on to this day. Among the Arabs living in the Sinai Peninsula, there is a tradition: a girl receives the status of purity and modesty, which is directly proportional to how much she will resist on her wedding day and how many tears she will shed on this occasion. According to Irish tradition, a marriage is unlikely to be recognized as legal unless the bride makes an attempt to escape and the groom's friends do not catch her. In Wales, the tradition is that the bride's relatives should intercept the bride at the church door and try to escape with her, forcing the groom and his relatives to give chase; when the stolen bride is caught, she will be ceremoniously handed over to her future husband.

A real man
A boy from the South African Xhosa tribe is considered a "thing" and not a person until he undergoes a traditional circumcision ritual called "abakweta". Catherine Stewart writes that the ritual is usually performed after the boy has completed the teenage stage of his life, but it can be performed earlier. To perform the ritual, the surgeon-priest comes to the family’s house at dawn, and as soon as the women see him, they begin to moan. As soon as the priest notices the boy who is about to undergo an initiation ceremony, he begins to scream, calling the unfortunate man a “dog” or a “thing.” The operation is performed with a sharpened blade, the boy should neither cry nor contort in pain. As soon as the foreskin is separated, the “doctor” proudly declares: “You are now a man” and throws the cut skin in front of the boy, who must lift the skin and, clenching it tightly in his fist, repeat: “I am a man.” The boy must bury his foreskin in an anthill, his wound will be lined with special leaves and smeared with mud. After which the priest prepares a mixture of water and earth from an anthill, smears this slurry on the face and chest of an accomplished man and, to top it off, forces him to drink a whole sip of the water-earth slurry. After this stage of the execution, the boy is painted from head to toe with white clay and wrapped in a new blanket, and the father of the “man” pays the priest 50 cents. Unfortunately, as Stewart testifies, many young people are then taken to Eastern Cape hospitals with conditions such as severe dehydration, sepsis and gangrene, many of whom never make a full recovery.

Bath twice a year, but why more often?
Due to the prejudices and excessive dissatisfaction of the church regarding the sight of the naked human body, Medieval Europe practically forgot about regular bathing and personal hygiene. Even wealthy families gave themselves a “full wash” no more than a couple of times a year, in May and October. Twice a year people took a bath in a huge tub filled with hot water. The head of the family or the owner of the house was the first to climb into the clean hot water, followed in order of priority by his sons, immediately after them all male relatives or guests who were currently on the estate. As soon as the men somehow scraped off the dirt from themselves, it was the women’s turn, the mistress of the house went first, after which the female children, the babies had to be dipped into the already pretty dirty water last. By the time it was the babies’ turn, the water in the tub was already so black that medieval matrons were strongly advised not to let go of the baby while bathing. So, actually, there is nothing surprising in the fact that women covered their hair, and men shaved their heads bald and wore wigs. But not everyone, not everyone, could afford good quality wigs. Instead of washing the wigs, they were stuffed into a loaf of bread gutted from the inside and baked in the oven. The heat of the oven fluffed the wig, making it voluminous, and voluminous hair was considered a sign of human health.

Seven times a year for success
Seven times a year, during a festival called Pon, Indonesians go on a pilgrimage to the holy mountain on the island of Java to perform a ritual that brings good luck. In order to receive the blessing of good fortune, they must spend the night of love with someone other than their own spouses. According to legend, wishes will come true only if an Indonesian lies with the same person all seven times.

Burning with love
Despite the fact that the “sati” ritual was banned in 1829, India could not easily and quickly abandon this part of its ancient culture. When a man died, his body was carried to the cremation ground, accompanied by his wife, dressed in her best attire, and her friends and relatives. Arriving at the cremation site, the wife had to walk around the funeral pyre 7 times and sit next to her husband’s body, rejoicing that she could depart to another world with him. After which the relatives tied the unfortunate woman and threw dry branches into the fire after it was lit. Even girls 10 years old had to perform the “sati” ritual if the man to whom they were given as a wife “played the box.”

Author of sadism
The Marquis de Sade, perhaps the most notorious author in French literature, is known less for his manuscript writings than for his penchant for playing hardball. The term "sadism," meaning a sexual perversion in which pleasure is felt in inflicting physical or mental pain on others, first appeared in dictionaries in 1834, 20 years after de Sade's death. In 1768, the Marquis de Salles hired a prostitute named Rose Keller, whom he kept in captivity for a long time, mocking her in every possible way. In subsequent years, he was found guilty of many sexual crimes, for which he was imprisoned for three decades, which perhaps brought a kind of pleasure to his perverted brain.

Creative greetings
According to the Betty and Franz Baumle Dictionary of Signs, the world uses different parts of the body in the most amusing way in the process of communication. For example, in Tibet it is customary to greet someone you know by showing him the thumb of your right hand and at the same time sticking out your tongue. In Tahiti, you can show your joy at your friend's arrival in a completely creepy way: cutting yourself with shark teeth and howling in pain. As a sign of greeting, Filipinos must rub the palm of their hand (or the guest's foot depending on their importance) on their face.

Alternative to "thank you"
In Thailand, it is considered absolutely normal to burp loudly after a hearty meal, but in the same Thailand it is considered impolite to step on food, point at something with the toe of a shoe, or touch another person’s head.

From time immemorial, every people surrounded their lives with regulated rules, hoping some to protect themselves from evil spirits, and others to come to an agreement with the forces of nature in their favor. As a rule, they were associated with religious views, economic and social restrictions accepted in a given society. It seemed to people that only by performing ancient rituals would they be able to achieve all sorts of benefits from fate, the favor of the gods, and ensure the health of all descendants of their family up to the tenth generation. Therefore, most of these rituals are associated with the most important episodes of life: with the position and status of a member of a family or tribe among relatives, with the stages of puberty, with childbirth and funerals, with invocations of a rich hunt or catch, a large harvest...

Many of these traditions seem today to be devoid of elementary meaning and monstrously cruel, not to say misanthropic! However, they still exist in the world, they are studied by ethnographers and, surprisingly, they find logical explanations for even the most strange and dangerous rituals.

The most unusual traditions, rituals and customs. Top 5

1. Here Africa, and the Maasai tribe from Kenya and Tanzania. In the life of the hunting community, the most important qualities of every mature man are considered to be endurance and fortitude. Boys remain there until they are almost 30 years old. To become a recognized man, you must undergo a special initiation rite called “emuratare”. It occurs every 10-15 years and ten- to twenty-year-old teenagers take part in it.

To carry it out, the entire population of the world is erecting an entire village. On the appointed day, ceremonial dancing and ceremonial singing and a feast take place, and the boys must drink a “cocktail” of bull’s blood, milk and alcohol, after which the elders subject them to circumcision. This is the most crucial moment in the male life of this tribe. After circumcision, the boy is considered a man and a warrior who has proven his fearlessness, willpower and contempt for mortal pain.

The wound takes three months to heal, and all this time the circumcised wear black clothes and live separately, in huts built for them by women. It is believed that this is how women express their respect for new warriors. But the ritual does not end there: for ten years the young men live in village camps, where they study the military wisdom accepted in their tribe and the traditions of their ancestors, learn to hunt and defend their village, and also raise livestock. Then comes the second part of the initiation: “eunoto”. This is a great celebration during which the young man's mother shaves his head. From now on he is considered a senior warrior and only after that he is allowed to marry.

3. But in Japan women are cared for differently. A girl's first menstruation is celebrated as a great day in the life of both herself and her family. Among the treats there must be red rice - not because of the color, but because it is the most expensive type of rice. Agree, it is a wise and beautiful tradition to glorify a woman and her power to procreate!

4. The same cannot be said about some European countries. Here is an unexpected example - a rich and respectable Switzerland. The cleanest air, wonderful ecology, famous ski resorts, reputable banks... Well, who would have thought that in this most civilized country there is such a wild tradition of rolling the bride in the mud? Yes, yes, in the literal sense.

Ah, this wedding...!
Every self-respecting Andalusian is obliged to jump headfirst from a cliff before his wedding. According to the ancient customs of Andalusia, it is believed that only a man with a strong skull can marry. The paradox itself is that the more relatives a wife has, the higher the rock should be.
The wedding ceremony of the Navajo Indians amazes outside observers with its cruelty: before marriage, the bride’s tongue is cut out, and the groom’s....Perhaps this is why wives are famous for their silence, and husbands for their extraordinary constancy.
The natives of the Solomon Islands resolve the issue of infidelity between married couples in this way: under the leadership of a shaman, they sit in a circle and eat the half accused of treason. If the meat is bitter, then she is considered guilty; if not, the other half is eaten. In the event that both halves turn out to be innocent, legends are formed about their loyalty.
When a young Chinese child turns exactly one year old, he is placed on a yellow silk mat with black dragons embroidered by old masters and hit on the head with a hammer. If at the same time the sound “Zen” is heard, then the child is sent to a Zen Buddhist monastery; if the sound “Bam” is heard, he is considered an ordinary Chinese.
Only once in the entire history of China, during such a ritual, a strange “kon-fu” sound was heard, it was made by the head of a child who later became Confucius.
Since the feudal period in Japan, there has been a special caste of people who are popularly called samurai. Near each higher educational institution where human anatomy is studied, special premises (bonzaiki) were built, in which samurai live, earning their living from harakiri.
A bride for everyone. One of the wildest wedding traditions exists on the Polynesian islands. The newlyweds should spend their first wedding night not alone, but with friends. And without celebrating the wedding at all... The newly-made wife must lie on the floor, placing her head on her husband’s knees, and the male guests, starting with the eldest, have sexual intercourse with her. The groom is allowed to visit the bride's body last. All this time, the female guests sing and dance around. This tradition is explained by the fact that among many peoples, the blood released during defloration is considered dirty and saturated with demons. Therefore, men, starting with the most senior and respected ones, cleanse the bride of demons in this way.

First there is a fight, and then there is love. The laws of the Bahutu tribe prohibit newlyweds from having sex immediately after marriage. On their wedding night, the newlyweds go to the husband's house, where the young wife begins to beat her husband with everything she can get her hands on. In the morning she goes home, and in the evening she returns and everything repeats. Such beatings continue for a week, after which the long-awaited act of love occurs. This tradition is explained by the fact that before making love, newlyweds must get used to each other, and fighting helps a lot in this.

Family life for 3 days. Young girls from one of the peoples of India get married for only three days. After these days, the young husband must leave his wife’s house forever and never come into her sight again. After this, the girl begins a happy life: she has every right to have as many lovers as she wants and not to deny herself anything.

Bride: the thicker the better. In Central Nigeria, the question of when it is time for a girl to get married is decided by the elders of the tribe. And that's not the worst part. After the decision is made, the girl is locked in a special hut for several months, or even a whole year, and fattened up. She should not do anything except eat as much fatty and high-calorie food as possible all day long in order to gain weight faster. It is believed that the fatter the bride, the more beautiful she is.

Among the ancient Arabs, the law prescribed that a son, as a special privilege, should become the husband of his widowed mother.

The traditional Bedouin wedding dish is roasted camel, inside which is a roasted lamb stuffed with boiled chickens, which are stuffed with fish, and the fish is stuffed with eggs.

To be considered a bride and groom in Bulgaria, a guy just needs to throw an apple at his beloved girl. And after the wedding night, the groom notified everyone present at the wedding about a successful outcome with a shot from a gun.

Australian Aborigines shared wives within the same clan. The only condition was that the owner liked this man. In this case, refusing sexual favors meant insulting and disrespecting the family.

The traditions of different peoples of our planet conceal many interesting and unknown things.

And the mysterious, sometimes even forbidden, topic of sex could not remain aside from customs and, accordingly, was reflected in various rituals, sometimes very unusual.

Sexual caresses and partner arousal

1. Among the inhabitants of the Trobriand Islands, one of the sexiest caresses is considered to be nibbling on a partner's eyelashes.

2. In Korea, it was believed that the best way to increase a man’s arousal was to inject 1-2 cm into the root of the penis with a needle.

3. Men of the Panape tribe, which lives in Micronesia, stimulate their partners with the help of ants, which sting very painfully. The insects are specially kept in boxes and, in the midst of sexual caresses, are planted directly on the clitoris of the beloved.

4. The sexual traditions of some other African tribes are also associated with insects, namely with the same ants. Partners place their buttocks under their stings, which, as a result of poisonous bites, turn into a continuous erogenous zone...

5. Before making love, a couple from the Siron tribe in Eastern Bolivia has long had a tradition of cleaning each other from ticks, lice and fleas. For greater excitement, lovers also swallow these insects.

It was believed that this atavism remained in the Siron tribe from the monkeys. However, upon closer examination, it turned out that one of the varieties of lice that can live on the human body has a pronounced stimulating effect. It continues sexual arousal for hours and makes it more durable. Maybe this is why the Siron Indians can have sex every day for 5-6 hours.

6. But in Zimbabwe they love dry sex. There it is believed that friction should be hard. Therefore, before sexual intercourse, local women rub their intimate organs with special herbs that create increased dryness. And men make special scar cuts on the penis so that the friction is as strong as possible.

Defloration and amputation

7. Men of the Hottentot tribe from South Africa maintained the tradition of amputating one of their testicles. This is done to prevent twins from being born in the family, the appearance of which is considered a curse for the tribe.

8. In many Islamic countries, for example in Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the custom of ceremonial defloration has been preserved to this day. This is when the hymen is torn with the index finger of the right hand, wrapped in a white cloth, which, of course, should be dyed red. This happens publicly during the wedding ritual. And this despite the fact that the bride, and then the wife, can only show her face to her husband.

9. An even more terrible ritual of defloration occurs in certain tribes of equatorial Africa. The girls are sent into the jungle so that the role of the first man will be played by... a male gorilla. And if a girl failed to attract the “monkey,” this cast a shadow on her reputation as a potential spouse: they say even the gorilla didn’t bite! It is clear that most often this ended in an attack, or an imitation of an attack by one of the tribesmen. At the same time, he could literally do whatever he wanted with the unfortunate girl. The more injuries and mutilations a virgin received, the higher position she then occupied in the hierarchy of the tribe. This is the price to pay for sexual disability.

10. In the Zakai tribe (Sumatra island), the bride had to be deflowered by the father, who was helped by the bride’s uncles, i.e. brothers of father and mother (regardless of age). Sometimes up to 25 men aged from 70 to 10 years gathered at the bed of the unfortunate girl.

11. In ancient India, the defloration procedure was performed for money by people specially trained in this “skill.” The decision to take the girl to such a specialist was made by her mother. Deflowering took place using the symbol of a phallus made of stone, wood or other materials. After this, the girl was injected into the vagina with a special remedy made from medicinal leaves, which heals and reduces discomfort. At the same time, the blood that the girl lost during the process, by the decision of the parents, could be collected and further used as a love spell.

12. Almost all tribes in South America and some African tribes had a widespread tradition of deflowering themselves with a wooden dildo. After which the torn hymen was covered with pieces of antiseptic plants.

13. And in Papua New Guinea, the right to deflower a girl belonged exclusively to the high priest. This happened with the help of a wooden knife. And the groom was obliged to invite other men to “test” the newly-made bride. Only after this was the wedding celebrated and the wife had to remain faithful in the marriage.

14. Quite the opposite was done in some tribes in Africa. There they fought to “save” the bride. And they solved this matter radically - the girl’s vagina is simply sewn up at an early age and “opened” only before the wedding at a special council of elders.

15. In the 19th century, it became popular in Europe to feign virginity, and the art was passed down from mothers to daughters. The girls created bleeding using a fish bladder, a sponge soaked in blood, or other tricks. Even then, the vaginal opening was sometimes stitched together, and sometimes special drugs were used to narrow it. Well, today feigning innocence is a well-established surgical operation.

16. And in Japan, virginity can only be proven by heavy bleeding, so special balls filled with a liquid similar to blood were inserted into the vagina to simulate it.

Traditions of polygamy and substitution

17. But if you think that virginity is a value, then you have never heard of the customs of the Tibetans. In this mountainous region, marriage with an untouched girl was considered a disgrace. And if the village found out about this fact, the couple could be expelled altogether... Therefore, the mothers literally ordered the girl to give herself to at least twenty men. Moreover, Tibet has never been a nearby populated place, which made the process particularly extreme. However, telling your husband about the number of partners was considered unethical. The lists of those who were blessed were kept by the mother-in-law and mother-in-law.

18. Similar traditions still exist on the island of Mangaia in Oceania. Mothers there approve of their daughters having multiple sexual partners. It is believed that this way the girl has a chance to choose the best groom. Therefore, after her 18th birthday, if a girl stays away from men, then 20-30 peers and other single men are literally driven through her bed. Group sexual violence is also not prohibited, so girls prefer to be very sociable with the opposite sex.

19. And here is how researcher Jacques Marciro describes a wedding in the Marquesas Islands: “All the men invited to the wedding stand in line, singing and dancing, and in turn, in order of seniority, perform sexual intercourse with the bride.”

20. But in the Shilluk tribe, which lives in Central Africa, the opposite is true. There is a tradition there of marrying the king to several dozen beauties (up to 77). But this is the case when the harem is sorrow, not joy. Essentially, harem slaves condemn their master to death. As soon as ten or more women begin to complain that a man does not satisfy them, the poor fellow is threatened not only with overthrow from an honorary post, but also with death in terrible agony. For, as the Shilluk belief goes, an impotent person cannot betray the power of the earth's fertility. The worst thing about this is the death penalty. Here's who Viagra probably saves lives

21. In Kamchatka, for many centuries, it was considered a great honor if a guest entered into an intimate relationship with the host’s wife. Accordingly, the latter made every effort to look as seductive as possible in front of the guest. If a child appeared in a hospitable hostess as a result of such contact, the event was celebrated by the entire settlement... This blessed time ended at the beginning of the 20th century, but its echoes have survived to this day in the form of anecdotes. By the way, the Kamchadals do not have the concept of adultery in their language, and they treat adultery much more calmly than other peoples.

22. A similar custom was in the everyday life of the Australian aborigines from the Arunta tribe. True, they shared their wives with each other. Therefore, modern swingers are not innovators at all. The Alaskan Eskimos and Chukchi reindeer herders observed the tradition of loaning their wives to men from a stronger clan.

23. Also in the valleys of mountainous Tibet, they also believed that if a guest liked someone else’s wife, then this was the highest will of the gods, and he should be allowed to “use” her. In Mongolia, the owner of a yurt in which there is a guest will, as a matter of course, offer to spend the night with his wife.

24. Few people know, but some temples in southern India can give a head start to brothels. For example, in the Saundatti temple, the tradition of sacred prostitution has flourished for hundreds of years. During festivals and when there is a large flow of pilgrims, "jogamma" and "jogappa" - young women and boys - copulate with the pilgrims in exchange for their donations to the temple. These acts of love are dedicated to the "mother of the world" goddess Yellama, her husband Yamadagni and their son Parazuram, who, as the myth tells, cut off his mother's head.

It happens something like this: before entering the chambers, they pronounce a mantra, leave donations to the temple and the gods, and hide behind a heavy drapery. There, believers and ministers of the Yellama cult fall into a trance and, half-oblivious, perform the ritual of “maituna” - “saving intercourse.” After some time, they, “purified and enlightened,” come out of the door on the opposite side of the hall. At the same time, “jogamma” and “jogappa” look quite exotic - as a sign of piety, they never take care of their hair. There are practically no parishioners near the temple.

29. Imagine a wedding procession: at the altar there is a fifteen-year-old bride and five brother grooms, from six to twenty-six years old. Among the Tibetan Ning-ba tribe in northwestern Nepal, the land - the main local treasure - is inherited by a woman. By marrying one of their daughters to several men, the Ning-ba effectively hire labor and avoid the fragmentation of land. Others are destined for the fate of novices in the monastery.
Men share a woman among themselves very simply: the one who happens to spend the night in the matrimonial bedroom leaves his shoes at the entrance, thereby warning others that “the place is occupied.”

Flirting

30. An interesting concept was flirting in Tanzania. To lure a man, Tanzanian women steal his hoe and sandals. It’s just that these items are of particular value by local standards. The man will have to come for them, willy-nilly. And there already...

31. Another interesting custom that indirectly relates to the Aborigines of North-Eastern Australia before 1945 - they were engaged in... penis-sucking. Each stranger, coming to a local village, had to give his penis to the inhabitants of the village of the stronger sex...

32. But during the Renaissance, sex became more open and acquired new rituals. So, for example, during a wedding, one of the guests climbed under the skirt of a girl sitting at the table and stole her garter (note that underwear was not worn then). The girl had to pretend that nothing was happening, and then the groom bought the bandage.

33. On the occasion of Worso, an annual festival marking the end of the rainy season and the awakening of nature, young men from the Bororo tribe in Niger carefully paint and dress up. Make-up is an important part of the ceremony, which can last six days and six nights. A thick layer of ocher is applied to the face, and then rubbed with fat for shine. During the holiday itself, young men with massive masks (sometimes the layer of makeup reaches 3-5 cm) on their faces participate in a beauty contest, the jury of which consists of the 10 most beautiful girls of the tribe. Moreover, they must be completely naked, and the dancers’ faces must be painted identically, so that their masterly mastery of the art of makeup does not interfere with the girls’ impartial assessment of male virtues. The eerie smile frozen on their faces is needed to show the whiteness of their teeth, and their bulging eyes are needed to show off the brightness of the whites. The one who wins can choose any number of girls and be with them for the next month. Those remaining on the panel of judges are divided among the closest rivals of the lucky winner. Another 4-5 guys get the right to go with one of the young beauties to the nearest forest and become a real man. Well, the rest will wait until next year.

34. Among the Nuba people, from Sudan, the main day of the year is considered the “holiday of choosing husbands.” At sunrise, the potential newlyweds begin their love dances and dance until all the brides choose one of their fellow tribesmen. Moreover, when a woman places her hand on her chosen one’s shoulder as a sign of her affection, he does not even dare to raise his eyes to his future wife. Perhaps because the bride, while decorating herself the night before, slightly overdid it with ritual wounds and incisions. However, future family life is by no means a decided fact. Even after public erotic games, the future of the marriage remains a big question. Even if the young warrior managed to please the beauty, until he builds a house for her, he will live among the cattle and will be able to visit his beloved only at night, secretly sneaking into the house of future relatives.

Sexy accessories

35. On the island of Sumatra, men of the Batta tribe inserted small sharp pieces of metal or pebbles under the foreskin, believing that this would give their partner special pleasure. In this case, the “decorations” injured both partners.

36. Argentine Araucan Indians loved to attach a tassel made of horsehair to the male penis, and sometimes the woven jewelry reached 1.5-2 meters in length, and then they were elegantly tied around the neck.

37. The Indians of the Brazilian Topinamba tribe believed that the main thing was size. In their opinion, a woman can only like a large reproductive organ. Therefore, they not only lengthened the penis in every possible way, but also tried to expose their male organ to poisonous snakes, spiders and other insects for a bite, and then bandaged it, trying to keep the swelling.

38. The Indians turned out to be even more inventive! Indian treatises prescribed the use of intimate piercings for men made of gold, silver, iron, wood or buffalo horns to enhance sensitivity. After these tortures, the phallus became literally impaled on a rod and pierced in several places. A slightly more humane device was the “yalaka” - a hollow tube with a surface covered with knobs. Compared to it, modern condoms with pimples are nonsense. But the main difference between this accessory and a condom is that sometimes it remained in an intimate place forever. In some cases, by accident, and a little later, on purpose.

39. But on the island of Bali, women tried to decorate themselves. They inserted various small objects into intimate places - rings, stones, nuts. On the one hand, this, in their opinion, helped fertility, on the other hand, they managed to bring more pleasure to men.

40. Interesting sexual traditions still exist in Japan. For example, at fertility festivals, men wear costumes that include huge penises made from papier-mâché. Calm at normal times, they have fun and run screaming through the streets after women.

41. In Japan, not only male genitals are celebrated, but also female ones - at the so-called “vagina festival”. Then there is a parade during which a huge model of a vagina is shown. It is carried along the street and sometimes opened. Then the girl sits inside and throws away the rice cakes that people catch on the streets.

42. Well, every five years in this country there is a special ceremony during which images of both male and female genital organs are shown. It takes place in Inuyama. The phallic deities are brought here from the Temple in Taga, and the image of the female vagina is brought from Ogata. During these phallic festivals, the sexual act itself may be demonstrated. For example, in Chibi, near Tokyo, a huge wooden phallus is inserted into a giant female vulva made of straw. For greater clarity, spectators pour strong, milky sake called “frill” over the image of the female genital organ.

Other

43. To avoid getting pregnant out of wedlock, the Slavs used very unusual positions. For example, sex was very common while standing, or when a girl was held in her arms. Another method, the “rider” pose, which is still popular today, was also intended specifically to reduce the risk of getting knocked up. Another option - sex in water - was also considered a purely Slavic option and, in addition to hygiene, in the opinion of our ancestors, contributed to a decrease in the birth rate. Later, the authorities and the church introduced a ban on the “standing” and “riding” positions - it is difficult to get pregnant with it, which means it is “not for childbearing, but only for the sake of weakness,” that is, for pleasure. Those who performed sexual acts in water were declared sorcerers and witches. The norms of Christianity dictated only one position for a woman during sex - face to face, lying motionless from below. Kissing was prohibited. Back then, a “good wife” was considered an asexual wife who had an aversion to sex.

45. In Colombia, in the city of Cali, a woman can only have sex with her husband, and when this happens for the first time, the bride's mother must be nearby to witness what happened.

46. ​​​​In Guam, a virgin is prohibited from getting married. That's why there is a special profession there - deflorator. Such a specialist travels around the country and, for a fee, provides girls with the service of deflowering.

47. In Libya, men are officially allowed to have sex with animals. However, there is an important limitation: the animals must be female. Relationships with male animals are punishable by death. In general, in most countries of the Middle East one of the fundamental laws of Islam is still in effect: under no circumstances should you eat the sheep with which you had sexual intercourse. A person who decides to eat such a sheep commits a mortal sin and will never go to heaven.

48. In some African tribes there is a custom: before getting married, the chosen one must prove his perseverance to the parents of his bride. The groom comes to his father, who examines him, feels his muscles, looks into his mouth. After which the sentence is heard: “17 times.” That’s how many times a guy will satisfy the bride’s mother! Moreover, the number can go far beyond a hundred, and the guy will be forced to do this almost continuously! Some cannot stand it and run away, and whoever passes the test will become a husband and will be respected by the entire tribe. This is such a difficult test.

49. The tribes of North-West Africa hold a monthly sex lottery. Each man draws lots with which woman he will spend the night. All women present throw their erotic talismans into the basket. The man who pulls out the woman’s talisman will be her sexy gentleman at this celebration of love. Joy and happiness illuminate those men who got the most beautiful and sexy women. Instantly they drag their prey into the surrounding bushes and disappear there until the morning. And those who had to spend the night with ugly women are upset. But that's the custom. If you refuse your lot, you will be forever barred from further participation in such competitions. But how happy the old women are! They drag healthy and strong men behind their huts like stubborn donkeys: And you can’t escape your fate anywhere - after all, it’s a lottery!

50. The African pygmies practice the following custom: the bride is taken to the groom’s house, after which she runs away from there and tries to hide in the forest. Friends of the future spouse find her, take her to the house of the chosen one’s mother and have sex with her for five days! But that's not all. For three days, all the men of the tribe who wandered into the house of the groom’s mother can make love with the girl, and only after that she remains forever with her husband. I wonder what condition...

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There are as many traditions as there are peoples in the world. True, sometimes these traditions can be more than strange, stupid or even scary. But whatever they are, they are honored and passed on from generation to generation.

website has collected the most unusual traditions of different nations that will leave any foreigner in shock for many days.

Spain: Tomatina

In the very last week of August, a festival called La Tomatina takes place in the Spanish city of Bunol. With fireworks, music, dancing and food. But most importantly, tens of thousands of participants from different countries come to take part in the battle, in which tomatoes are the only weapon.

At 11:00 a firecracker is launched from the city hall, which serves as a signal for the start of the battle. After which several trucks filled with tomatoes appear on the street. Participants grab these tomatoes and throw them at each other. This is how the Spaniards spend their summer.

Indonesia: teeth filing

In Bali, this unusual tradition is one of the most significant. Upon reaching the age of 18, every teenager must undergo a ritual during which sharp teeth are filed down.

The Balinese believe that sharp teeth are associated with evil spirits, and if they are not cut down, then after death a person will not be able to go to heaven. Therefore, the ceremony takes place in a temple, where the priest grinds down the teeth with an ordinary file, and the tooth dust is ceremonially buried in the family temple.

Melanesia: Vine Jumping

Every April, the men of the Vanuatu archipelago build a 100-meter tower to put their young men to the ultimate test. Boys aged 5 years and older tie a vine rope to their feet and jump down from the tower.

It is believed that the higher a person starts and the closer he gets to the ground, the greater the blessing of the gods he will receive. Of course, the percentage of accidents is simply off the charts, but despite this, such a ritual has been carried out for more than 15 centuries.

USA and Canada: Groundhog Day

Many people have heard about the movie “Groundhog Day,” but not everyone knows what it is and where it came from. On February 2, residents of the United States and Canada gather and watch the groundhog crawl out of its hole. If the day is cloudy, then the groundhog does not see his shadow and leaves the hole - which means winter will end soon. If the day is sunny, the groundhog sees his shadow and is afraid of it - there will be another 6 weeks of winter.

On the same day, festivals dedicated to meteorological marmots are held in several cities in the United States and Canada.

France: shopping for funny hats

On November 25, France celebrates Saint Catherine's Day. The bottom line is that on this day, unmarried young (17–25 years old) French women wear very extravagant headdresses in yellow and green colors. They walk the streets in them all day and smile at passers-by.

The purpose of such outfits was to attract the attention of potential suitors. After all, for a very long time in France, the age of 20–25 was considered the beginning of a woman’s “career” as an old maid.

Indonesia: strange wedding

In general, Indonesia has many unusual traditions, especially wedding ones. For example, before the wedding, the groom should not see the bride’s face until he sings her several romantic songs. Another ritual requires that the newlyweds not wash, eat or drink practically for 3 days after the wedding.

Germany: garland of socks

Another unusual tradition from Germany for those who have not met their soulmate at the age of 25. In this case, your friends will string a garland of socks around your home or birthplace. And for every few wears you will be offered an alcoholic drink. As a rule, they try to hang as many socks as possible.

Kenya: Jumping Dance

The Maasai tribe is one of the most ancient in Kenya. It is famous for its unusual ritual, which is called the “welcome dance to Adam.”

The point is that the men of the tribe stand in a circle and begin to jump high and dance. The higher a warrior jumps, the braver and more courageous he is.

India: Break a coconut with your head

Tamil Nadu hosts the Aadi festival, where priests are required to break coconuts on the heads of their followers. In this way, local residents express gratitude to the deities and call for good luck and health.

By the way, regarding health: the ceremony is constantly monitored by doctors who provide medical care to the victims after the ritual.

England: welcome the magpie

In the UK, it is believed that if you see a lone magpie, you will be met with bad luck. But you can get rid of bad luck if you greet the bird properly. Therefore, a person passing by should take off his hat and say: “Good morning, Mister Magpi! How is your beloved wife?”

Denmark: Sprinkle a person with cinnamon

If you didn’t like the previous traditions for unmarried people, then here’s another one from Denmark. If you are 25 years old and still single, then you are sprinkled with cinnamon from head to toe. But if you are 30 years old and single, then they can throw pepper at you. As a joke, of course.