Everyone is used to considering a wedding as the brightest and kindest holiday, but there are also peoples for whom this is a difficult test or, at least, not the happiest event in life. It's all to blame - creepy wedding traditions.
Every culture has its own traditions that need to be respected, but some of them still cause surprise or even a slight shiver.
There are such terrible wedding ceremonies that after them, even with vulgar tasks or a toastmaster offering inappropriate contests, they seem not so scary.
Each nation has its own holidays, but the wedding is invariably present in any culture. Since this is one of the fundamental moments of life, it is entwined with many traditions,. Often, even within the same country, such customs differ depending on the area, if initially people lived in it alone.
Previously, a person knew exactly what he needed or did not need to do and say during a wedding. Each marriage took place according to the same scenario, and the bride and groom unconditionally followed the instructions of folk wisdom. Gradually, following the traditions came to naught, and then they began to be forgotten and changed.
Young people adhere to certain traditions, because in this way they pay a kind of tribute to their ancestors. In other cases, such customs are needed to emphasize the special atmosphere at a stylized wedding.
There are romantic and tender wedding customs, which are for the most part. Now most couples tend to organize their wedding in a Western manner, because such a celebration looks reverent and elegant. In contrast to such traditions, some peoples or individual tribes offer their own vision of an ideal wedding. It is radically different from European, and not for the better.
Some African countries, in particular Mauritania, Mali, Cameroon and Nigeria, have their own beauty standards. Local tribes believe that the fatter a woman is, the more beautiful she is, and the more children she can bear. It is extremely difficult for a thin girl to get married, because her ideal figure by European standards causes distrust and even disgust among the natives.
From 9-12 years old, girls begin to be intensively fattened. They are sent to a special community where they must eat at least 2 kg of porridge daily and drink at least 20 liters of camel milk, which is an inexhaustible source of protein and fatty acids. When a girl reaches such a size that she can already be considered beautiful, and she is called to be married, then the last month before the wedding they begin to feed her even more fiercely. Combined with a sedentary lifestyle, this tradition makes you forget about good health.
For most people, a wedding is a long-awaited event, and on this day, many are simply unable to hide their emotions and literally glow with happiness. The Congo is different. Locals believe that during the wedding, the bride and groom should not smile, otherwise their marriage will be unhappy and short-lived. Even a slight twitch of the corner of the lips can be regarded as a violation of this tradition. Guests also try not to smile, so as not to encourage the newlyweds to do so. So the wedding goes on - quietly, mournfully, tensely.
In Korea, there is not that terrible, but certainly a strange tradition. After the official marriage ceremony, the groom's friends catch him, take off his shoes and socks, tie his feet with a rope and begin to diligently whip them with fish to prepare him for the hardships of family life. How a harmless fish is connected with marital life is not entirely clear, but the tradition is still observed by some people today.
In Mauritius, after the end of the holiday, the bride's relatives, right in their solemn attire, lie face down on the floor, after which the newlyweds walk along their backs without taking off their shoes. It is difficult to say what people with a sick spine should do in this case, and how people generally feel on the site of the carpet, but in Mauritius such a ritual is considered a sign of family unity and complete trust.
In some states of India, there are really creepy wedding traditions that are hard to get around. For example, if a girl is born with a milk tooth in the upper gum, then her first husband will die soon. In some states, men can marry any number of times, except for three - one, two and four are allowed. There are also customs according to which the youngest son in the family cannot marry before the eldest.
From all these situations, enterprising Indians found one way out - a wedding with a tree. A girl or a young man “signs” with the chosen tree, and after the ceremony it is ritually destroyed. It turns out that the first husband of a girl who was born with a milk tooth has already died, a man can marry for the fourth time, bypassing the third, and the youngest son in the family plays the wedding without hindrance, since the brother was already in a relationship, albeit with a tree.
Now the presence of certain customs at weddings is more of a formality than strict observance of a long-standing ritual.
Elena Sokolova
In India, animal marriages are also common. This is done not bypassing laws and signs, but to attract good luck. Marital duties, of course, are not fulfilled.
Savvely Malikov
There are terrible wedding ceremonies in China. For example, if a man or woman died unmarried, then they are buried in the same grave with the deceased of the opposite sex. It is believed that at least in the afterlife such a person will have a family, and such a ritual is called Minghun. Because of this tradition, the Chinese authorities endure a lot of problems, because someone starts buying or even kidnapping the dead for their deceased relatives.
In fairy tales, the handsome prince has to perform tricky tasks or to show that he is worthy of her hand and heart. In Andalusia, a man has a more difficult task - to jump from a cliff, and upside down. Pleases only one thing - it is necessary to jump into the sea. The more impression the young man wants to make on his future relatives, the higher the rock climbs.
In other countries, and even European ones, there are no less strange, and sometimes terrible, wedding traditions. Among them are the following.
Even the most terrible wedding traditions are designed to help the newlyweds and bring prosperity and happiness to their family. Most of these customs are no longer observed and are unlikely to be seen. For the most part, they are important only as a historical and cultural value of the people.
Infant baptism and holy water are trifles of religious life. Fasten your seat belts, the men's online magazine MPORT will tell you about the most terrible rites of the planet.
Cutting
All your perversions are nothing compared to the traditions of one of the African tribes. In it, the elders cut the vaginas of little girls. Such surgical procedures end with the fact that the baby's legs are tied with laces for a period until everything heals. And the target is absolutely harmless: it's just a bloody chastity belt until the only one appears. Probably, the natives do not know what the hymen is and why it exists.
At the same time, cutting is reproduced in conditions of absolute lack of hygiene and with the help of any sharp tool at hand. I wonder why the young ladies did not please African guys so much?
Source: oddee.com
bloodletting
Shiite Muslims are really tough guys. They bleed themselves during Ashura (one of the rites). This tradition is connected with the history of the people: in the seventh century, during another war (the battle of Karbala), Imam Hussein, the grandson of the local prophet Muhammad, died. The Imam, like many other kids, was beheaded, and blood was shed on the streets of the town. The inhabitants of the tribe still regret what happened and, as part of honor, shed their blood. In addition, it is believed that such a rite cleanses them from sins. MPORT does not know how the Shiites are with money, but they could earn extra money from the annual blood donation.
Source: oddee.com
iceberg in the ocean
And the Eskimos do not want to take care of the elderly. Why waste time and energy on someone else's and outgoing life, which nothing will help. As soon as a person becomes helpless, the locals simply take the elderly to the ocean and land on a huge ice floe, where the old man either freezes from the cold or dies of hunger. You can also just jump into the icy water, so as not to pull the rubber. This is how elder relatives are looked after in the north.
Source: oddee.com
Cannibalism
Cannibals still live in northern India. The guys from the Akhoris tribe believe that human meat can give them super-strength and spiritual knowledge of the universe, and also protect them from aging. Therefore, they dip the corpses in one of the local sacred rivers of the Ganges and make a barbecue out of them. Also, the guys are so devoted to the ritual that they do not even disdain to drink water from the skulls of the dead.
Source: oddee.com
Endocannibalism
Endocannibalism is exactly what the Yanomamo tribe (Brazil) does. The locals believe that death is the atrocity of a bad shaman. Therefore, a dead person is not buried, but burned. But this is only the beginning of the ceremony. The ashes of the deceased are mixed with a pumpkin and after a certain time they cook soup from such a vegetable. Then everyone eats it together. Thus, the tribe demonstrates affection for the dead and expresses solidarity with the relatives of the deceased. And Yanomamo believe that in this way the soul of the deceased has a chance to go to heaven.
Source: oddee.com
Dentists
Australia has the best dentists. Guys do not waste time and money on drills and other miracles of technology. They simply wait for the next celebration of local rituals, during which they take special care of their oral cavity. One person takes a special vegetable moss into his mouth, the second sharpens a stick and puts its sharp end to the teeth of the first. Further blow - and it's in the bag. Pay attention to the thoughtfulness of the natives: moss in the mouth in order not to choke on blood or swallow a tooth. Why spend money? Go to Australia.
Could you, dear reader, taste the meat soup from the large pot in which the dead man was boiled? And daily give your body to be torn to pieces by monsters, ghouls and ghouls? And who of you would like to meet death in the icy embrace of the harsh Arctic desert, on the ice floe, on which your own relatives landed you?
We present to your attention the most terrible traditions and rituals of the world. Some of these dark rites have passed away and become part of history, while others are still practiced today. Warning - this information is not for the faint of heart! (18+).
Let me briefly take you, dear reader, to the harsh Land of Snows, anchorites and powerful magicians. Welcome to Tibet! Local mystics still practice one very unusual rite called "Tshed". To conduct it, the ascetic must go to some deserted place. A gloomy gorge, a forest thicket or an abandoned old cemetery is ideal.
Terrible evil spirits appear at the call and devour the body of the student, which he voluntarily offers them as a sacrifice. Of course, demons exist only in the head of the unfortunate, 
they are invisible to outsiders. But that doesn't make it any easier for him.
Are you familiar with the concept of psychosomatic or phantom pain? So, a person who performs the Tshed ritual actually experiences a real pain shock. He physically feels how his flesh is torn, ligaments and tendons are torn off. Ultimately, he "dies" in order to "resurrect" in the morning and continue his strange practice.
Terrible rituals "Tshed" had a chance to see the famous French traveler David-Neel (author of the book "Mystics and Magicians of Tibet"). According to her, after performing several dozen Tshed rituals, the Tibetans lost weight dramatically and looked more like living skeletons than people.
The Aztecs believed that a new day would not come unless fresh blood was offered to the sun god. Moreover, the ritual blood must certainly be human. Therefore, most of the captives that this warlike tribe captured in battle were erected in honor of the cruel god.
According to the manuscripts that have come down to us, the victim was first made drunk with a certain drink, the recipe of which, of course, was kept by the priests in strict confidence. After that, the captives could not resist, they were hardly aware of the reality surrounding them. However, it is not known whether the mysterious drink had an anesthetic effect...
The terrible rite, which was supposed to propitiate, began at exactly noon, when the sun was at its zenith. The priest opened the chest of a living prisoner and threw the still trembling heart onto the altar of his god. After that, it was supposed to light a ritual fire, from which they kindled every hearth in the city where the ceremony was held.
A very sophisticated kind of cannibalism is practiced in some regions of India today. In particular, the adherents of this "glorious" tradition are representatives of the Aghori religious sect. They eat the bodies of dead tribesmen to their own death. Moreover, even small children take part in this ritual!
In Tibet, the dead are supposed to be cremated, for digging 
graves in frozen ground is very difficult. However, there are very few trees in the mountains of the Land of Snows, so only wealthy people can afford this luxury. Tibetans "easier" are given to be torn to pieces by wild animals and vultures. Specially trained people crush the bones and muscles of the deceased with stones, and then leave the body not to be eaten.
The rich dead are washed in large cauldrons before cremation, in which meat and other treats are then cooked for those who come to the wake. I must say that there is no shortage of those who want to taste the food. Meat is a real delicacy for many Tibetans.
Not all the most terrible rituals have completely outlived their usefulness. Some Eskimo tribes have preserved a rather creepy ritual that demonstrates their attitude to old age and death. When a person becomes incapacitated, his relatives leave him on a floating ice floe. Cold or hunger will inevitably finish off their victim, forced to face death all alone.
However, one should not prematurely accuse the Eskimos of disrespectful attitude towards the elderly. It turns out that their custom is dictated not only by mercantile motives and the desire to get rid of the burden. The Eskimos believe that in this way they help the elderly with honor.
Let's mentally move from the cold North to the hot South 
Africa. Many tribes inhabiting this continent have preserved rather strange customs of the initiation of a boy into a man. Let's talk about one of them.
To prove his right to be a warrior, to take part in the hunt and in the tribal council, the young man had to put his hand into a vessel filled with the most poisonous ants for 10 minutes! Biting insects cause hellish pain to the test subject, but this is far from the most serious problem.
Under the influence of large doses of poison, the skin on the arm can turn black and partially die. Sometimes there is temporary paralysis, and the nerve endings are restored over the course of many months. Some subjects died because their immune systems were unable to cope with the action of the poison.
While some rituals may involve something like silence or individual prayer, others - especially those involving a large group - can be extremely painful and cruel. Rituals are an integral part of African culture. They show different aspects of life within a continent, such as reaching a new status on the social ladder or coming of age, etc. Below you will find 10 of Africa's most shocking rituals.
The Masai are a tribe living in Kenya. Within a tribe, in order to be recognized and respected, a person must achieve the status of "Moran". To achieve this coveted status, the youths must go hunting alone and bring back a slain lion. At the same time, they are prohibited from using a gun or other weapons. The only thing they can carry with them is a spear.
The “wife in inheritance” is one of the most shocking forbidden rituals in Africa, which is still practiced in many tribes today. Its essence is that the brother of a man who has recently died can inherit the wife of the deceased. This ritual is performed to cement family ties. Unfortunately, this was an unfavorable impetus that led to the spread of AIDS. Also, it goes against fundamental human rights.
The treatment of diseases in one of the tribes of Africa - the Zulu - is handled by a local healer. It is called "Sangoma". He uses the viper to predict the future. Also, vipers are used to treat the local population. Sangoma holds a viper near the mouth of a sick person. One can only imagine what might happen if the snake suddenly changes its mind.
The Samburu and Masai tribes are considered among the most hospitable in Tanzania and Kenya. They are always happy to travel. They often treat their guests with fried meat. However, there is a possibility that the guest may be invited to taste either fresh blood with milk or blood flowing directly from the body of a living animal.
Bullfights are famous games in Mexico and Spain. In fact, the game was invented in Africa, and spread to many tribes. In Africa, unlike in the West, there are no security measures for players. As a result, they are exposed to injuries and, sometimes, such a game ends with the death of several bullfighters. This game is very popular in the Luhya tribe of Kenya.
The killing ritual is an integral part of African culture. It is usually carried out by order of the king or chief. Many tribes still practice this ritual. The target is often a specific person or tribe. An example is Tanzania, where albinos, better known as "zeruzeru", are detained and killed for financial gain.
In many African cultures, private physicians and healers hold a high position in society. People ask for medical advice and revere them as a divine force. Such healers can bewitch a person so much that he will prefer them instead of dispensaries, hospitals, churches and clinics. When a person visits such healers, they ask for snake or crocodile eggs, in some cases, claws, fangs or teeth of dangerous animals.
One of the largest ethnic tribes in Uganda is the Baganda tribe. They are very famous thanks to some rituals. One of these rituals is quite dangerous. The tribe indulges in rituals and dances to mark a person's entry into adulthood. At this time, young men can make love at the same time with several girls. This is also the reason for the spread of AIDS within the region.
Male circumcision is practiced in Africa in the same way as in some parts of the world. The ceremony is performed in order to show the boy's maturity. Often circumcision
done with a knife. Anesthesia is not applied during the procedure. Also, a man who has been circumcised will need to spend some time in the forest to prove his masculinity.
Female circumcision is at the top of the list of Africa's most shocking rituals. In some parts of Africa, women are also circumcised. This is a much more painful process than male circumcision. Fortunately, the practice is now banned in most of Africa.
These were the TOP 10 most shocking rituals in Africa in our opinion. Perhaps we missed something, write us your thoughts on this topic in the comments.
A lot of interesting and unknown is concealed by the traditions of different peoples of our planet.
And the mysterious, sometimes even forbidden, theme of sex could not remain aloof from customs and, accordingly, was reflected in various rituals, sometimes very unusual.
Sexual caresses and arousal of a partner
1. Among the inhabitants of the Trobriand Islands, one of the sexiest caresses is considered to be biting the eyelashes of a partner.
2. In Korea, it was believed that the best way to increase a man's arousal was to prick a needle into the root of the penis by 1-2 cm.
3. Men of the Panapé tribe, which lives in Micronesia, stimulate their partners with the help of ants, which sting very painfully. Insects are specially kept in boxes and, in the midst of sexual caresses, are planted directly on the clitoris of their beloved.
4. The sexual traditions of some other African tribes are also associated with insects, namely with the same ants. Partners substitute 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 had a tradition from ancient times to cleanse each other of ticks, lice and fleas. For greater excitement, lovers also swallow these insects.
It was believed that this atavism remained in the Siron tribe from monkeys. However, a more detailed study 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 stable. Maybe that's why Siron Indians can have sex every day for 5-6 hours.
6. But in Zimbabwe they love dry sex. It is believed that the friction must be hard. Therefore, before sexual intercourse, local women rub their intimate organs with special herbs that create increased dryness. And men make special scar notches on the penis so that the friction is as strong as possible.
Defloration and amputations
7. Men of the Hottentot tribe from South Africa have retained the tradition of amputating one of their testicles. This is done so that twins are not 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 solemn 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 individual tribes of equatorial Africa. The girls are sent to the jungle so that the role of the first man is played by ... a male gorilla. And if the girl failed to attract the "monkey", this cast a shadow on her reputation as a potential wife: they say even the gorilla did not peck! 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 literally could do whatever he wanted with the unfortunate girl. The more injuries and mutilations a virgin received, the higher position she then occupied in the tribal hierarchy. Such is the price of sexual disability.
10. In the Zakaev tribe (Sumatra island), the bride had to be deflowered by her father, who was assisted by the bride's uncles, i.e. brothers of the 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. Deprivation of virginity occurred with the help of a phallus symbol made of stone, wood or other materials. After that, 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 her parents, could be collected and used further as a love spell.
12. Almost all the tribes of South America and some African tribes had a tradition of deflowering themselves with a wooden dildo. After that, the torn hymen was covered with pieces of antiseptic plants.
13. And in Papua New Guinea, the right to deprive a girl of innocence belonged exclusively to the high priest. This was done with a wooden knife. And the groom was obliged to offer the newly-made bride to be “tested” by other men. Only after that they celebrated the wedding and in marriage the wife had to remain faithful.
14. Quite the opposite was done in some African tribes. They fought for the "preservation" of the bride. And they decided this matter radically - the girl’s vagina is simply sewn up at an early age and “opened” it 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. Girls created bleeding with a fish bladder, a sponge soaked in blood, or other tricks. Even then, the vaginal opening was sometimes stitched together, and sometimes special preparations were used to narrow it. Well, today feigning innocence is a practiced surgical operation.
16. And in Japan, virginity can only be proved by profuse bleeding, therefore, in order to imitate it, special balls filled with a liquid similar to blood were introduced into the vagina.
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 to 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 place nearby inhabited, which gave the process a special extreme. However, it was considered unethical to inform the husband about the number of partners. The lists of the happy were kept by the mother-in-law with the mother-in-law.
18. Similar traditions still exist on the island of Mangaya, in Oceania. The mothers there approve of their daughters having multiple sexual partners. It is believed that in this way the girl has a chance to choose the best groom. Therefore, after the 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 forbidden, 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 a shirenga, singing and dancing, and take turns, in order of seniority, have sexual intercourse with the bride.”
20. But in the Shilluk tribe, which lives in Central Africa, the opposite is true. There is a tradition of marrying the king to several dozen beauties (up to 77). But this is the case when the harem is grief, not joy. In essence, 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 says, the impotent cannot betray the power of the fertility of the earth. The worst thing about it 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 jokes. By the way, it is in Kamchadals that there is no concept of adultery in the language, and they treat adultery much more calmly than other peoples.
22. A similar custom was in everyday life and in the Australian Aborigines from the Arunta tribe. True, they shared their wives with each other. Therefore, modern swingers are not innovators at all. The Eskimos of Alaska and the Chukchi reindeer herders observed the tradition of providing their wives for a while to men from a stronger clan.
23. Also in the valleys of mountainous Tibet, it was also believed that if a guest liked someone else's wife, then such a higher will of the gods, and he should be allowed to “use” it. In Mongolia, the owner of a yurt that has 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 odds to brothels. For example, the tradition of sacred prostitution has been flourishing in the temple of Soundatti for hundreds of years. During the holidays and a large flow of pilgrims, "dzhogamma" and "dzhogappa" - young women and boys - copulate with pilgrims in exchange for their donations to the temple. These love acts are dedicated to the "mother of the world" goddess Yellama, her husband Yamadagni and their son Parazuram, who, as the myth tells, cut off the mother's head.
It happens something like this: before entering the chambers, they utter a mantra, leave donations to the temple and the gods, and hide behind heavy drapery. There, believers and clerics of Yellam fall into a trance and half-forgetfulness perform the rite of "maituna" - "saving intercourse." After a while, 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 at the temple.
29. Imagine a wedding procession: at the altar, a fifteen-year-old bride and five grooms-brothers, from six to twenty-six years old. In the Tibetan tribe of Ning-ba in northwestern Nepal, the land - the main local treasure - is inherited by a woman. By marrying off one of their daughters to several men, the Ning-ba actually hire labor and avoid fragmenting the land. Others are destined for the fate of novices in the monastery.
Men share a woman among themselves very simply: the one who happened to spend the night in the matrimonial bedroom leaves shoes at the entrance, thereby warning the others that "the place is taken."
flirt
30. An interesting concept was flirting in Tanzania. To lure a man, Tanzanian women steal his hoe and sandals from him. It's just that these items are of particular value by local standards. Willy-nilly, the man will have to come after them. And already there...
31. Another interesting custom, which indirectly refers to the Aboriginals of North-Eastern Australia before 1945, they were engaged in ... penis-squeezing. Each foreigner, coming to the local village, had to give his penis to shake the inhabitants of the village of the stronger sex ...
32. But in the Renaissance, sex became more open and acquired new rituals. So, for example, during the wedding, one of the guests climbed under the girl's skirt, sitting at the table, and stole her garter (note that they didn't wear underwear 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 holiday that marks the end of the rainy season and the awakening of nature, young men from the Bororo tribe in Niger carefully make up and dress up. The 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 (make-up layer sometimes reaches 3-5 cm) on their faces participate in a beauty contest, the jury of which consists of 10 of the most beautiful girls of the tribe. Moreover, they must be completely naked, and the faces of the dancers must be painted the same way so that the virtuoso mastery of the art of makeup does not prevent the girls from impartially assessing male dignity. The eerie smile frozen on their faces is needed in order to show the whiteness of the teeth, and the 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 next month. Those remaining in the panel of judges are divided among the closest rivals of the lucky one. 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 the "holiday of the choice of husbands." As the sun rises, the would-be newlyweds begin their love dances and dance until all the brides have chosen one of their tribesmen. Moreover, when, as a sign of her disposition, a woman puts her hand on the shoulder of the chosen one, he does not even dare to raise his eyes to his future wife. Perhaps because the bride, decorating herself the night before, slightly overdid it with ritual wounds and incisions. However, future family life is by no means a settled fact. Even after public erotic games, the future of 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 making his way to the house of future relatives.
Sexy accessories
35. On the island of Sumatra, the men of the Batta tribe thrust small sharp pieces of metal or pebbles under the foreskin, believing that this would give their partner special pleasure. At the same time, the “decorations” injured both partners.
36. Argentine Araucan Indians liked to attach a horsehair tassel to the male member, and sometimes 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 is 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 strung on a rod and pierced in several places. A slightly more humane device was the "yalaka" - a hollow tube with a surface covered with bumps. Compared to her, 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 and on purpose.
39. But on the island of Bali, women tried to adorn themselves. They introduced various small objects into intimate places - rings, pebbles, nuts. On the one hand, in their opinion, this helped the reproductive function, 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 come in costumes, part of which are huge penises made of papier-mâché. Calm at the usual time, they have fun and run screaming through the streets after women.
41. In Japan, not only male genitals are sung, but also female ones - at the so-called "Vagina Festival". Then there is a parade during which a huge model of the vagina is demonstrated. It is carried down the street and sometimes opened. Then the girl sits inside and throws out the rice cakes that people catch on the streets.
42. Well, every five years in this country a special ceremony takes place, during which images of both male and female genital organs are shown. She goes to Inuyama. Phallic deities are brought here from the Temple in Taga, and the image of the female vagina is from Ogata. During these phallic festivals, sexual intercourse itself may also 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, viewers water the image of the female genital organ with a strong milky color "sake", which is called "frill".
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43. In order not to get pregnant out of wedlock, the Slavs used very unusual positions. So, for example, standing sex was very common, or when a girl was held in her arms. Another way - the "rider" pose, which is still popular today, was also designed specifically to reduce the risk of "flying". Another option - sex in water - was also considered a purely Slavic option and, in addition to hygiene, according to our ancestors, contributed to a decrease in the birth rate. Later, the authorities and the church introduced a ban on the “standing” and “rider” positions - it is difficult to get pregnant with her, which means she is “not for childbearing, but only for the sake of weakness”, that is, for the sake of pleasure. Those who performed sexual acts in the water were declared sorcerers and witches. The norms of Christianity dictated to a woman during sex only one position - face to face, lying motionless from below. Kissing was forbidden. At that time, a “good wife” was considered an asexual wife who was disgusted with sexual activity.
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 mother of the bride must be there to witness what happened.
46. It is forbidden for a virgin to marry in Guam. Therefore, there is a special profession - a deflorator. Such a specialist travels around the country and for a fee provides girls with the service of deprivation of innocence.
47. In Libya, men are legally allowed to have sexual intercourse with animals. However, there is an important limitation: the animals must be female. Communication with male animals is punishable by death. In general, in most countries of the Middle East, one of the fundamental laws of Islam still operates: in no case 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 he will no longer 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, he examines him, feels his muscles, looks into his mouth. After that, the verdict is heard: "17 times." That's how many times a guy will satisfy the mother of the bride! Moreover, the number can go off scale far beyond a hundred, and the guy will have to do it almost continuously! Some do not stand up and run away, and whoever survives the test will become a husband and will be respected by the entire tribe. This is such a tough test.
49. In the tribes of North-West Africa, a sexual lottery is held monthly. Each of the men draws lots for which of the women he is to spend the night with. All the women present throw their erotic talismans into the basket. The man who pulls out the woman's talisman will be her sexy cavalier at this celebration of love. Joy and happiness illuminate those men who got the most beautiful and sexy women. Instantly, they pull their prey into the surrounding bushes and disappear there until the morning. And those who happen to spend the night with ugly women are upset. But such is the custom. If you refuse your lot, you will be permanently banned from further participation in such contests. But what happy old women! They drag healthy and strong men behind their huts, like stubborn donkeys: And you will not escape your fate anywhere - after all, this is a lottery!
50. The following custom is practiced in African pygmies: 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 this is not all. For three days, all the men of the tribe who wandered into the house of the groom's mother can make love to the girl, and only after that she remains forever with her husband. I wonder what condition...
