The life of the earth is filled with various ethnic, racial, cultural, and religious diversity. There are hundreds of countries recorded inhabiting this planet earth. Each country is also divided into different regions, each with different customs and traditions. Even among them there is a strange tradition. Reporting from WittyFeed, here are 6 strange traditions destined for women.
The Bride Candidate Must Cry 1 Full Month
In Sichuan province, southwest China, there is a strange tradition that is still being done that is by telling prospective brides to cry every night for a full month before their wedding day. Even if the woman is not crying, then the mother must beat them to tears. This is because their cries are believed to be very important for wedding ceremonies.
Woman Forced to Eat For Large Agents
In some places in Mauritania, Africa, there is no dietary sentence, even hate diet sentence. In this region every woman should have a fat or obese body. They believe that if a fat woman brings good luck and prosperity to every family.
So women who have a thin body should be fed more food every day. Families and other residents do not care if the woman is nauseated and exhausted because of excessive food intake.
Sculpt Teeth To Be Pointy
This strange tradition comes from Indonesia, the Mentawai tribe in the Mentawai islands off the west coast of Sumatra. Known, the Mentawai tribe has been in the archipelago since 2000 BC.
One of the traditions that exist in this tribe is to carve the teeth of the fair sex to become pointy. They believe that women with spiky teeth look more attractive and have a good relationship between their soul and body.
Teeth of each woman will be sanded with a rough knife. What makes it terrible is the process. Women whose teeth are sharpened do not get a drug or an anesthetic so they will feel the pain when their dental nerves are hit by a rough knife.
Women are paraded and beaten before marriage
Uaupes, Brazil, is a terrible area for women who want to get married. Because, here the air will be paraded and beaten until they are unconscious or fainted. This ruthless ritual is considered their marriage test. If the woman is still able to get up from the blow, then the woman is considered worthy to get married.
Damaging Breasts Using Hot Stones
In some cultures in Cameroon, Nigeria and South Africa, there are still terrible and painful traditions for the Eve. Here women who grow up will feel the pain and the heat of the burned stones and then pressed on their breasts. This is done to reduce the act of rape. The hot stone serves to permanently damage the breast growth tissue.
Women Must Have Long Necklaces
If we visit Thailand and stop by Karen tribe, we will see women with long necks. This is not a genetic disorder, but a tradition that makes it long. This tribe believes that the long neck is a symbol of beauty. Since the age of 5 years, women here must use a circular ring around their neck and will increase with age. This ring is used for life and should not be removed.