In Brazil and Venezuela, areas inhabited by the Yanomami tribe, people often ingest the ashes of their own dead. A sacred tradition with which they consider that the soul of that person will be saved. It should be noted that it is an intake in which all family members, including children, participate.
In China, one of the most painful traditions that exist today takes place. We refer to the bandaged feet, a millenarian technique by which the feet of the girls are strongly covered with bandages to prevent them from growing their feet. It should be noted that this milestone is practiced when girls are only 4 years old. In Asia, having small feet is a symbol of beauty, and it is in this aspect that this cruel tradition is based
If we move to Africa we can know the incredible tradition of the Masai, a tribe that has the custom to spit on their acquaintances. It seems a joke, but spitting is considered a sign of great respect among its inhabitants. It is even obligatory to spit out your hand to hand it to any old man to respect wisdom.
Thailand is a country rooted in customs and one of them is based on the fact that women must have long necks. For this reason, shiny gold rings are placed on this part of the body in order to follow the beauty canons of the area.
In some areas of Indonesia, China and the Philippines, the inhabitants have the habit of hanging their families' coffins in caves, cliffs or very high mountains. A tradition with which they seek to protect the souls of their deceased and remove their corpses from ferocious animals.
