Masai spitting
The Masai tribe, located in Kenya and Tanzania, greet each other by spitting. When greeting elders, a tribesman must spit in his hand before offering a handshake, thus showing respect. The men spit on newborns, telling them that they are bad. It is believed that if a baby is praised, it will be cursed with a bad life.
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Human sacrifice
In many ancient cultures, the act of killing a human being as an offering to a higher power was practiced. People were killed in a manner to appease gods or spirits, which sometimes included burning, beheading or even being buried alive. Most religions now condemn this weird tradition, but it is still occasionally being practiced in remote areas of the world.
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** Yanomamo ash eating**
Located in Venezuela and Brazil, the Yanomamo tribe has retained many of their ancient customs and weird traditions. Their religion forbids keeping any part of the body of a deceased person. When a person dies, his body is cremated and the crushed bones are added with the ashes. The ashes are then given to the family and must be eaten. The tribe believes that a person dies because someone has sent evil on him.
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** Living with the dead**
The Torajans, an ethnic group located in Indonesia, celebrate death. Because it may take months to save enough money for the celebration, the dead body is wrapped in cloths and kept under the family's home. It is believed that the person's soul remains with the family until the burial. Once the funeral is held, the body is placed in a coffin and put into a cave.
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** Seppuku**
Seppuku, a form of self-sacrifice, was a common practice of the samurai warriors. The warriors used it to avoid being taken by enemies. Sometimes the daimyo ordered a warrior to commit seppuku. The main reason for this ritual was to restore or protect one's honor as a warrior. Only those of the samurai caste were allowed to participate. The warrior was bathed and dressed in white robes. After eating his favorite meal, his instrument was placed in front of him. He would write a death poem. Then he would open his clothing and plunge his knife into his abdomen. His selected attendant would then cut the warrior's neck, leaving just a small band of flesh attaching the head to the body.
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Dueling
During the 15th to 20th centuries, dueling took place in Western societies. Using swords or some other agreed upon weapon, two people would agree to fight in order to restore one's honor. Those of wealth, used dueling pistols. The goal of dueling wasn't to kill the opponent, but to demand satisfaction from the offender.
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Eunuchs
A eunuch is a castrated man. In ancient China, castration was a traditional punishment or a means of gaining employment. During the Ming Dynasty there were 70,000 eunuchs, some by self-castration. Some of these individuals had powers that were greater than those of the prime ministers. Self-castration became illegal and by 1912, less than 500 eunuchs existed and their jobs ended. Eunuchs castrated before puberty were valued for their exceptional high pitch voices.
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Geisha
In Japan, a weird tradition that began in the early 1900s still exists today, but with some modifications. By the 1930s, there were 80,000 geisha--a group of young girls committed to the art of Japanese singing, music and dancing. Many of the girls were purchased from poor families and brought into the geisha house. Today, becoming a geisha is a choice.
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wow...amazing traditions. hamaare sub-continent se koi hai?
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Han Bohot hain 
App bhi share Karen 
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Satti
An ancient traditions in India, where the widow kills herself and join her husband during the cremation of the dead, the wife jumps into the fire, and this is called “Sati”. For the widow, it is honorable to kill herself during the husband’s funeral. It is believed that she will enter heaven, become the goddess and built a statue in memory of her sacrifice. But in the late 1980s, the British government banned and imposed the Prevention of Sati Act and as of now the practice is considered illegal, and is therefore punishable by the law. But there were reported cases that sati still existed.
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mujhe to yaad nahiiN aisii afrika waali rasoomaat...hongii zaroor magar mujhe yaad nahiiN aa rahii haiN koii fil waqt. :(
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Ok 
Doosro ko maghamari ka kehte hain kabhi khud bhi dimagh use kar lia Karen
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Sati India meN BAN ho chuki hai ek arsa huaa magar abhii bhii kabhii kabhaar India ke door daraaz ilaaqoN se satii kii Khabar aa jaatii hai. ek movie bhii aayii thii jise ek Brit ne banaayii thii...i saw that movie and it was great...naam yaad nahiiN :(
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apne paas dimaaGh hotaa to dusroN se kiuN kahtaa sochne ko? 
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Sati India meN BAN ho chuki hai ek arsa huaa magar abhii bhii kabhii kabhaar India ke door daraaz ilaaqoN se satii kii Khabar aa jaatii hai. ek movie bhii aayii thii jise ek Brit ne banaayii thii...i saw that movie and it was great...naam yaad nahiiN :(
Magar yeh 'satti' khud orat Ki marzi se houta tha ya logon ke dabao Ki waja se?
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Magar yeh 'satti' khud orat Ki marzi se houta tha ya logon ke dabao Ki waja se?
zaahir hai samaajii dabaao aur kuchh aurteN zaroor aisii rahii hoNgii jo ise apnaa mazhabii fareeza samajh kar kartii rahii hoNgii...mere Khayaal se ziyaada samaajii dabaao hii sabab rahaa hogaa.
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Mazhabi fareeza? Agar isko mazhabi fareeza kaha Jata hai tou ban Kesey lagane dia logo ne ? 
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good question. i think it’s NOT the belief of the mainstream Hinduism…mey be certain sects believed and it was the British who made it illegal to practice.
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I think we need a thread to discuss this topic 