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In a world with so many countries, religions, tribes and customs, it is impossible for everyone to like everything. While we have come a long way since civilization began, some communities are stuck with age-old traditions. While some of these may be mystical, others are downright lame. The following are some weird traditions from across the world.
A funeral tradition followed by the Malagasy tribe in Madagascar, people literally dance with dead bodies as part of the Famadihana custom. After bringing bodies of ancestors from their burial place, they re-wrap them in fresh cloth and dance around the tomb to live music. The ritual is followed once in seven years, but has been in the decline of late.
This ritual is mostly followed in Karnataka where newborn babies are thrown off the 50- feet high Sri Santeswar temple. Before you jump to a conclusion; the babies are obviously, caught by the family in a cloth. Couples who are blessed with a baby after taking a vow at| the temple follow this 500-year-old tradition. It is believed to bring good luck to the babies.
This hilarious expression below is what gurning looks like and it is a rural English tradition celebrated since 1267. There even existed a World Gurning Championship in England in which participants make the most grotesque face possible. If you think this is a silly tradition, you couldn’t be more wrong. Four-time world gurning champion Peter Jackman got his teeth removed to make his expressions easier.
Sure one misses their loved one’s when they pass away, but eating their ash to remember them forever? A little farfetched, isn’t it? That is exactly what the Yopamamg tribe from Brazil and Venezuela does. Since tradition forbids them from keeping any body part, it is burned and crushed, and the remains are divided amongst the family members and consumed by all.
Having some fun before the wedding is great, but this pre-wedding ritual in Scotland doesn’t seem like a lot of fun for the bride. The custom involves throwing eggs, spoilt milk and, basically, all things disgusting at her. The ‘blackened bride’ is then taken around the town. The custom is a metaphor for the tough life that the bride might have to go through after the wedding. The tradition prepares her for the new chapter as after going through this, all marital problems will look tiny!
Bathroom ban is another lame custom followed by the Tidong tribe from northern Borne. The couple is not allowed to use the bathroom till three days after the wedding. The tribe believes that it leads to a happy married life. In case you are wondering how that is possible, the family ensures that the couple eats and drinks only small amounts.
Numerous communities in the world lay great emphasis on having traditions and keeping them alive. Traditions determine our values, moral concepts and personalities. They determine how we actually perceive events, actions and/or common behaviour patterns of the people we meet or associate on a regular basis. Traditions, however, cannot always be regarded as an enrichment when they do not conform themselves to new, different conditions. Consequently, some ideas, views or practices of the tradition can be out-dated or, as time changes, morally reprehensible. It is therefore vital to stay critical of common practices and not to be reluctant to changes that time always brings about.
1- How many traditions does the article talk about?
2- How often is the Famadihana custom followed by the Malagasy tribe in Madagascar?
3- How old is the baby throwing ritual in Karnataka?
4- Why did the four-time world gurning champion Peter Jackman got his teeth removed?
5- What does the Yopamamo tribe from Brazil and Venezuela do to remember the dead?
6- What could be considered a title for the article?
7- What does the word tiny in the sixth paragraph mean?
8- Find a word in the last paragraph which has the same meaning as the word many?
9. Use the word ‘wondering’ from the seventh paragraph of the article in a sentence of your own to show its meaning.
10- What is the verb from the noun “enrichment in the last paragraph?
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