Rare traditions in the world

And when you think that the world is a more normal place than in other times, you realize that it is not, that there are still traditions, customs, very strange things... Is it possible? Yes, and although I suppose that each era has its own, most of our list today comes from the past.

Somehow, many of these rare traditions of the world, have survived the test of time and continue to be practiced today. Will they last much longer? Who knows!

The Mari Lwyd

This tradition It is Welsh and it is typical of Christmas. With this name is known the typical decoration of a horse skull. Yes, I don't know what a horse has to do with Christmas, but that's how it is. And as if a decorated horse skull, by itself, wasn't a creepy thing, it is placed on a broomstick covered in turn with a sheet and bells that hang from the neck and sound, sound...

Yes, it seems to be taken from a horror story rather than being a Christmas custom. Anyway, what this figure does is go door to door and challenge people to sing as a group. The idea is to put together groups and have a competition.

It seems that this rare tradition in Wales began in the XNUMXth century, but nobody knows how, where, why...

The Tomatina

This tradition is more familiar to us and is one of the most chaotic. in the tomato Valencians take part in a mass tomato fight. The appointment is in Bunol and instead of snowballs here tomatoes are ferociously thrown, lots of tomatoes. It is celebrated on last Wednesday of August.

People end up covered in tomato chunks and juice, and there's a smell! It is a surreal scene. The tomatoes used in this party are grown especially for the date and are cheaper than other variants. Where does this tradition come from? There are many theories but for sure they have not decided on any.

One says that some young people started throwing tomatoes at a man who was singing in the square, another that the tomatina The Devi prompted her, a Turiasonian character from Cipotegato or Tomatada, which takes place in Zaragoza, although it is a different tradition.

It seems that El Devi decided to move Tomatada to Buñol and one thing led to another and so we are... And another version, one of the most popular, is that in 1945, in a traditional parade of Giants and Big-heads, a carnival party, those who did not were participating in it began to throw tomatoes in the main square. By the '70s, things were more organized and in 1980 the City Council intervened and organized everything.

Throw the fallen tooth to the roofs

This is a rare tradition that derives from another very popular throughout the world and that has crossed cultures and does not distinguish economies. Losing your baby teeth as a child is exciting and a lot of it is because of the Tooth Goblin, isn't it?

When a child loses a tooth, he puts it under his pillow and when he wakes up there is money instead of the tooth. But what happens when there is an economic crisis and there is no coin? that happened in Greece in 2008. So the Greek parents told the children that instead of placing the fallen tooth under the pillow, they should throw it through the roofs of the houses.

Bye tooth, no money.

Prohibition of using red ink

this is a tradition in South Korea. It is typical here that personal names are not written in red ink.

It seems that this custom comes from the fact that the name of the dead is the one that is written in red, so writing it when the person is alive… well, it's bad luck.

camel fight

This is one turkish tradition in which two camels are forced to fight each other. Animal fighting is common everywhere, the animals vary and sometimes there are roosters or dogs or bulls or kangaroos...

But in Turkey the fight between camels has become popular because apparently they are not animals that harm each other a lot, although they do. it is a great visual spectacle.

Pop coconuts on people's heads

This tradition takes place in India and is part of a very long-standing ritual in the south of the country. It is dangerous? Of course, but extreme superstition means that it cannot be left behind, even at the time when India was under British rule.

The devotees of Hinduism go to the gates of the temple and the priest crushes coconuts on the skull of each of them as a sign to the gods, asking good health and success. It seems that no one has died yet and that the men walk away quite whole...

scrambled egg festival

tradition is in Bosnia and it has to do with the beginning of spring. Here, this season of the year begins with a tribute called Cimburijada. On the first day of spring, a large quantity of scrambled eggs in a huge fountain, in a park near the river.

That day people come and go and spend almost the whole day there, having barbecues and enjoying the waters. Where in Bosnia does this egg festival take place? In Zenica.

Throw cinnamon on the 25th birthday

When you turn 25, in Denmark, they throw cinnamon at you. This tradition is many years old and it does not matter if you are a man or a woman, when you turn 25 and are still single, they throw water on you and then cover you in cinnamon from head to toe.

It may sound like a punishment but it is nonsense with hundreds of years of existence.

Bachelor Parties

That's what a german tradition quite unique than in general It takes place one day before the wedding. In a huge party, friends and family gather in front of the bride and groom's house and they throw everything on the floor: plates, vases, tiles, anything that is noisy. The idea is to attract good luck.

Once what is thrown is broken, the bride and groom clean up the mess together as a sort of preparation for future life together.

The bite

It is a Mexican tradition well known, but did you know that it has its origin in this American country? It is a Christmas tradition in which the birthday child has their hands tied behind their back when they take the first bite of the birthday treat. And then, wham! they smash their heads against the dessert as guests yell "Bite! Bite!"

battle of the oranges

This tradition is Italian and takes place in Ivrea. Just as tomatoes are thrown in Buñol, oranges are thrown here. When? At MardiGrass. The inhabitants are divided into nine squads and dress up to go to battle because the following days they will throw oranges at each other to eliminate the rest of the groups.

The origins of this tradition are not well known, but it is undoubtedly one of the most important and famous food fights in Italy.

Amputation of the finger as a duel

This It is a custom of the Dani tribe in Indonesia. Here, when a woman loses a loved one, a thread is tied around the last phalanx of the finger until it cuts off circulation, and then a family member, brother or relative amputates it, cauterizes it to prevent infection. and stop the bleeding.

This procedure symbolizes the pain that is suffered when someone loved dies.

We have already extended a lot, but without a doubt there are many more rare traditions left in the world: the jump of babies in Spain, the feast of monkeys in Thailand, leaving the empty plate of food as a symbol that it was tasty, the lotus feet of ancient China, the spanking of the buttocks in the Czech Republic every Easter Monday to improve the fertility of women, the celebration of snakes in India, the burial of the sardine in Spain, the henna festival in Muslim countries, the haka in New Zealand...


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