The most unusual tribes on earth. local resident in india

In today's world, where everyone lives on a schedule, working around the clock and on their cell phones, there are some groups of people who are focused on nature. The way of life of these tribes is no different from that which they led several centuries ago. Climate change and the development of industry have significantly reduced their numbers, but at the moment, these 10 tribes still exist.

Cayapo Indians
The Cayapo are a Brazilian tribe that live along the Xingu River in 44 separate villages linked by barely visible paths. They call themselves mebengokre, which means "people of the big water". Unfortunately, their "big water" will change drastically as the huge Belo Monte Dam is being built on the Xingu River. The 668 square kilometer reservoir will flood 388 square kilometers of forest, partially destroying the habitat of the Kayapo tribe. The Indians fought against the penetration of modern man for many centuries, fighting everyone from hunters and animal trappers to lumberjacks and rubber miners. They even successfully prevented the construction of the largest dam in 1989. Their population was once only 1,300, but has since grown to almost 8,000. The question today is how people will survive if their culture is threatened. Members of the Kayapo tribe are famous for their body painting, agriculture, and colorful headdresses. Modern technology is already infiltrating their lives - Kayapos drive motor boats, watch TV, or even harvest wood on Facebook.

Kalash
Nestled in the Pakistani mountains, on the border with the Taliban-controlled region of Afghanistan, is the most unusual tribe of white, European-looking people known as the Kalash. Many Kalash have blond hair and blue eyes, a stark contrast to their darker-skinned neighbors. Not only do the Kalash tribe differ in physical characteristics, they have a very different culture from Muslims. They are polytheistic, have a unique folklore, produce wine (which is forbidden in Muslim culture), wear brightly colored clothes, and give a lot more freedom to women. They are a decidedly happy, peaceful people who love to dance and host numerous annual festivals. No one knows for sure how this light-skinned tribe came to be in remote Pakistan, but the Kalash claim they are the long-lost descendants of Alexander the Great's army. DNA test evidence shows that they had an infusion of European blood during the time of Alexander's conquests, so there is a possibility that their stories are true. For many years, the surrounding Muslims persecuted the Kalash and forced many to convert to Islam. Today, approximately 4,000-6,000 members of the tribe remain, mainly engaged in agriculture.

Cahuilla tribe
While southern California is most often associated with Hollywood, surfers and actors, the area is home to 9 Indian reservations inhabited by the ancient Cahuilla people. They have lived in the Coachella Valley for over 3,000 years and settled there when the prehistoric Lake Cahuilla still existed. Despite problems with disease, gold rushes, and persecution, this tribe managed to survive, although it dwindled to 3,000 people. They have lost much of their heritage, and the unique Cahuilla language is on the brink of extinction. This dialect is a mixture of Ute and Aztec languages, in which only 35 elderly people can speak. At present, the elders are trying hard to pass on their language, "bird songs" and other cultural characteristics to the younger generation. Like most of the indigenous peoples of North America, they faced the problem of assimilation into the wider community in an attempt to maintain their old traditions.

Tribe Spinifex
The Spinifex tribe, or Pila Nguru, are indigenous people living in the Great Desert of Victoria. They have lived in one of the harshest climates for life for at least 15,000 years. Even after the Europeans settled in Australia, this tribe was not affected, as they occupied a too dry, inhospitable environment. Everything changed in the 1950s, when the land of Spinifex, not suitable for agriculture, was chosen for nuclear testing. In 1953, the British and Australian governments detonated nuclear bombs in the homeland of the Spinifex, without any consent and after a short warning. Most Aboriginal people were displaced and did not return to their homeland until the late 1980s. Upon their return, they faced heavy opposition in their attempt to legally claim the area as their own. Interestingly, their beautiful artwork helped prove the Spinifex's deep connection to this land, after which they were recognized as indigenous in 1997. Their artwork has received massive recognition and has appeared in art exhibitions around the world. It is difficult to count how many members of the tribe exist at the moment, but one of their largest communities, known as Tjuntyuntyara, has approximately 180-220 people.

Bataki
The Philippine island of Palawan is home to the Batak people, the most genetically diverse tribe on the planet. They are believed to be of a Negroid-Australoid race, distantly related to the people from whom we are all descended. This means that they are the descendants of one of the first groups that left Africa about 70,000 years ago and traveled from the Asian mainland to the Philippines about 20,000 years later. Typical of Negroids, Bataks are small in stature and have strange, unusual hair. Traditionally, women wear sarongs while men only cover their bodies with a loincloth and feathers or jewels. The whole commune works together to hunt and harvest, after which they have celebrations. In general, Bataks are a shy, peaceful people who prefer to hide deep in the jungle without confrontation with outsiders. Like other local tribes, disease, land grabs, and other modern invasions have devastated the Batak population. Currently, there are approximately 300-500 people. Ironically, among the biggest dangers to the tribe has been environmental protection. The Philippine government has banned logging in certain protected areas, and the Batak traditionally practice tree cutting. Without the ability to grow food efficiently, many suffer from malnutrition.

Andamanese
Andamanese are also classified as Negroid, but due to their extremely short stature (adult males are below 150 centimeters) they are commonly referred to as Pygmies. They inhabit the Andaman Islands in the Bay of Bengal. Like the Batak, the Andamanese are one of the first groups to migrate out of Africa, and developed in isolation until the 18th century. Up until the 19th century, they didn't even know how to make a fire. The Andamanese are divided into separate tribes, each with their own culture and language. One group disappeared when its last member died at the age of 85 in 2010. Another group, the Sentinelese, resists outside contact so fiercely that even in today's technological world, very little is known about them. Those who have not integrated into the larger Indian culture still live like their ancestors. For example, they use a single type of weapon, a bow and arrow, to hunt pig, turtle, and fish. Men and women collect roots, tubers and honey together. Obviously, their lifestyle is working for them, as doctors rate the health and nutritional status of the Andamanese as "optimal." The biggest problems they have is the impact of Indian settlers and tourists who force them to leave the land, bring diseases and treat these people like animals in a safari park. Although the exact size of the tribe is not known, as some still live in isolation, there are approximately 400-500 Andamanese in existence.

Piraha Tribe
Although there are many small primitive tribes throughout Brazil and the Amazon, the Pirahã stands out because they have their own culture and language, unlike many other people on the planet. This tribe has some bizarre features. They do not have colors, numbers, past tenses, or subordinate clauses. While some might call this language simplistic, these features are the result of Pirahã values ​​that live only in the present moment. Also, because they live fully together, they have no need to ration and share property. A lot of unnecessary words are weeded out when you don't have any history, don't have to track anything, and only trust what you see. In general, Pirahã differ from Westerners in almost every way. They sincerely rejected all kinds of missionaries, like all modern technologies. They have no leader and do not need to exchange resources with other people or tribes. Even after hundreds of years of external contact, this group of 300 has remained largely unchanged since ancient times.

People of Takuu Atoll
The people of Takuu Atoll are Polynesian in origin, but are considered one of the isolated cultures, as they live in the Melanesia region instead of the Polynesian triangle. Takuu Atoll has a particularly distinct culture that some call the most traditionally Polynesian. This is because the Takuu tribe is extremely protective of their way of life and protected from suspicious strangers. They even enforced the ban on missionaries for 40 years. They still live in traditional thatched buildings. Unlike most of us, who spend most of our time working, the Takuu dedicate 20 to 30 hours a week to singing and dancing. Surprisingly, they have over 1,000 songs that they repeat from memory. 400 members of the tribe are connected in one way or another, and they are controlled by one leader. Unfortunately, climate change could destroy the Takuu's way of life as the ocean will soon swallow their island. Rising sea levels have already polluted freshwater sources and flooded crops, and although the community has created dams, they are proving to be ineffective.

Spirit Tribe
The Dukha are the last group of nomadic herders of Mongolia with a history dating back to the Tang Dynasty. There are about 300 members of the tribe left, carefully guarding their cold homeland and believing in the sacred forest, where the ghosts of their ancestors live. Resources are scarce in this cold, mountainous region, so the Spirits rely on reindeer for milk, cheese, transportation, hunting, and tourism. However, due to the small size of the tribe, the Spirit's way of life is in jeopardy as the reindeer population is rapidly declining. There are many factors contributing to this decline, but the most important are over-hunting and predation. Making matters worse, the discovery of gold in northern Mongolia has brought a mining industry that is destroying local wildlife. With so many challenges, many young people are leaving their ancient roots behind and choosing to live in the city.

El Molo
The ancient El Molo tribe in Kenya is the smallest tribe in the country and also faces many threats. Due to the near-constant harassment of other groups, they have already isolated themselves on the remote shoreline of Lake Terkana, but still can't breathe easy. The tribe depends solely on fish and aquatic animals for survival and trade. Unfortunately, their lake evaporates 30 centimeters every year. This contributes to water pollution and a decrease in fish populations. Now it takes them a week to catch the same amount of fish they previously caught in a day. El Molo has to take risks and dive into crocodile-infested waters for the sake of the catch. There is fierce competition for fish and the El Molos are under threat of being invaded by warring neighboring tribes. On top of these environmental hazards, the tribe suffers cholera outbreaks every few years that wipe out most of the people. The average life expectancy of El Molo is only 30-45 years. There are approximately 200 of them, and anthropologists estimate that only 40 of them are "pure" El Molo.

Surprisingly, in our age of atomic energy, laser guns and the exploration of Pluto, there are still primitive people who are almost unaware of the outside world. Throughout the earth, except for Europe, a huge number of such tribes are scattered. Some live in complete isolation, perhaps not even knowing about the existence of other "bipeds". Others know and see more, but are in no hurry to make contact. And still others are ready to kill any stranger.

What about us civilized people? Trying to "make friends" with them? Should you watch them carefully? Completely ignore?

Just in these days, disputes resumed when the authorities of Peru decided to make contact with one of the lost tribes. Aboriginal defenders are strongly opposed, because after contact they can die from diseases to which they have no immunity: it is not known whether they will agree to medical care.

Let's see who we are talking about, and what other tribes, infinitely far from civilization, are found in the modern world.

1. Brazil

It is in this country that most non-contact tribes live. In just 2 years, from 2005 to 2007, their confirmed number increased by 70% at once (from 40 to 67), and today more than 80 are already on the lists of the National Indian Foundation (FUNAI).

There are extremely small tribes, only 20-30 people each, others can number as many as 1.5 thousand. At the same time, all together they make up less than 1% of the population of Brazil, but the "original lands" assigned to them are 13% of the country's territory (green spots on the map).


To search for and account for isolated tribes, authorities periodically fly around the dense forests of the Amazon. So in 2008, hitherto unknown savages were seen near the border with Peru. First, anthropologists noticed from the plane their huts, similar to elongated tents, as well as half-naked women and children.



But during a repeated flight a few hours later, men with spears and bows, painted red from head to toe, and the same warlike woman, all black, appeared at the same place. They probably mistook the plane for an evil bird spirit.


Since then, the tribe has remained unexplored. Scientists only guess that it is very numerous and prosperous. The photo shows that people are generally healthy and well-fed, their baskets are full of roots and fruits, from the plane they even noticed something like orchards. It is possible that this people has existed for 10,000 years and since then has kept primitive.

2. Peru

But the very tribe with which the Peruvian authorities want to make contact is the Mashko-Piro Indians, who also live in the wilderness of the Amazonian forests in the territory of the Manu National Park in the southeast of the country. Previously, they always rejected strangers, but in recent years they have often come out of the thicket into the "outside world." In 2014 alone, they were spotted more than 100 times in populated areas, especially along the banks of the river, from where they pointed to passers-by.


“It seems that they themselves are making contact, and we cannot pretend that we do not notice this. They also have the right to do so,” the government says. They emphasize that in no case will the tribe be forced either to contact or to change their lifestyle.


Officially, Peruvian law forbids contact with lost tribes, of which there are at least a dozen in the country. But many have already managed to “talk” with Mashko-Piro, from ordinary tourists to Christian missionaries, who shared clothes and food with them. Maybe also because there is no punishment for violating the ban.


True, not all contacts were peaceful. In May 2015, mashko-piros came to one of the local villages and, having met the inhabitants, attacked them. One guy was killed on the spot, pierced by an arrow. In 2011, members of the tribe killed another local and wounded a national park ranger with arrows. Authorities hope the contact will help prevent future deaths.

This is probably the only civilized Indian Mashko-Piro. As a child, local hunters stumbled upon him in the jungle and took him with them. Since then, he has been named Alberto Flores.

3. Andaman Islands (India)

A tiny island of this archipelago in the Bay of Bengal between India and Myanmar is inhabited by extremely hostile to the outside world, the Sentinelese. Most likely, these are the direct descendants of the first Africans who ventured to leave the black continent about 60,000 years ago. Since then, this small tribe has been engaged in hunting, fishing and gathering. How they make fire is unknown.


Their language is not identified, but judging by its striking difference from all other Andamanese dialects, these people did not come into contact with anyone for thousands of years. The size of their community (or scattered groups) is also not established: presumably, from 40 to 500 people.


The Sentinelese are typical Negritos, as ethnologists call them: rather short people with very dark, almost black skin and short, fine curls of hair. Their main weapons are spears and bows with different types of arrows. Observations have shown that they accurately hit the target of human growth from a distance of 10 meters. Any outsiders are considered enemies by the tribe. In 2006, they killed two fishermen who were sleeping peacefully in a boat that accidentally washed up on their shore, and then met a search helicopter with a hail of arrows.


There were only a few "peaceful" contacts with the Sentinelese in the 1960s. Once, coconuts were left on the shore for them to see if they would plant them or eat them. - Ate. Another time they "gave" live pigs - the savages immediately killed them and ... buried them. The only thing that seemed useful to them was red buckets, as they were hurried to carry them deep into the island. And exactly the same green buckets were not touched.


But you know what is the strangest and most inexplicable thing? Despite their primitiveness and extremely primitive shelters, the Sentinelese generally survived the terrible earthquake and tsunami in the Indian Ocean in 2004. But along the entire coast of Asia, almost 300 thousand people died then, which made this natural disaster the deadliest in modern history!

4. Papua New Guinea

The vast island of New Guinea in Oceania holds many unexplored secrets. Its hard-to-reach mountainous regions, covered with dense forests, only seem uninhabited - in fact, this is the home of many non-contact tribes. Due to the peculiarities of the landscape, they are hidden not only from civilization, but also from each other: it happens that there are only a few kilometers between two villages, but they are unaware of the neighborhood.


The tribes live in such isolation that each has its own customs and its own language. Just think - linguists distinguish about 650 Papuan languages, and in total more than 800 languages ​​are spoken in this country!


The same differences may be in their culture and way of life. Some tribes turn out to be relatively peaceful and generally friendly, like a nation funny to our ears. the fuck, which Europeans learned about only in 1935.


But the most sinister rumors circulate about others. There were cases when members of expeditions specially equipped to search for Papuan savages disappeared without a trace. This is how one of the richest American family members, Michael Rockefeller, disappeared in 1961. He separated from the group and is suspected to have been caught and eaten.

5. Africa

At the junction of the borders of Ethiopia, Kenya and South Sudan, several nationalities live, numbering about 200 thousand people, who are collectively called Surma. They raise cattle, but do not roam and share a common culture with very cruel and strange traditions.


Young men, for example, for the sake of winning brides, arrange stick fights, which can result in serious injuries and even death. And the girls, decorating themselves for a future wedding, remove their lower teeth, pierce their lip and stretch it so that a special plate fits there. The larger it is, the more cattle will be given for the bride, so that the most desperate beauties manage to squeeze in a 40-centimeter dish!


True, in recent years, the youth of these tribes have begun to learn something about the outside world, and more and more Surma girls are now refusing such a “beauty” ritual. However, women and men continue to adorn themselves with curly scars, which they are very proud of.


In general, the acquaintance of these peoples with civilization is very uneven: for example, they remain illiterate, but quickly mastered the AK-47 assault rifles that came to them during the civil war in Sudan.


And one more interesting detail. The first people from the outside world to come into contact with Surma in the 1980s were not Africans, but a group of Russian doctors. The natives then got scared, mistaking them for the walking dead - after all, they had never seen white skin before!

There are about 100 tribes isolated from civilization in the world. These settlers still retain their traditions, which have been passed down through the centuries.

10. Tribe of Surma.

This Ethiopian tribe has avoided contact for many years. The Surma tribe is known throughout the world for their plates, which they put on their lips. The people of Surma have not been touched by either war or colonization, they live modestly in groups of up to two hundred people, raising cattle. The first contact with this tribe was made by Russian doctors in 1980. At the beginning, members of the tribe mistook the doctors for the dead, as they had not seen white people before, but then they adapted.

9. Peruvian tribe.

This tribe was found by tourists who wandered in the jungle. Tourists recorded the meeting with members of the tribe on video. The tribe wanted to find a common language with the guests, but since no one knew their language, it was not possible to establish contact. After studying the film, scientists came to the conclusion that anthropologists had unsuccessfully searched for this tribe for many years, and tourists were lucky to find them without looking.

8. Lonely Brazilian.

This man is considered the most isolated person in the world. He lives in the thickets of the Amazon. Just like Bigfoot, he disappears when scientists are about to discover him. Lonely Brazilian, according to scientists, is the last representative of the Amazon tribe. He is the only one in the world who has preserved the language and customs of his people. Communication with him is equated to a precious treasure trove of information, because the question of how he managed to live alone for so long is still a mystery.

7. Ramapo tribe.

In the 1700s, settlers completed their colonization of the eastern coast of North America. Each tribe was listed in the catalog of known peoples. But, as it turned out, later all the tribes were included in the catalog, except for one. In the 1790s, an unknown tribe came out of the woods near New York. How they managed to avoid contact with humans over the years is still a mystery. Because of their light skin color, they are called "White Jacksons"

6. Vietnamese Ruk tribe.

During the Vietnam War, there were bombings of at that time isolated regions. After one huge American bombing raid, the soldiers were surprised to see a group of people coming out of the jungle. This was the first contact with members of the Ruk tribe. Because of the badly damaged houses in the jungle, they decided to stay in Vietnam. However, their values ​​and traditions, passed down from generation to generation, did not please the Vietnamese government, and this further led to mutual enmity.

5. The last of the Native Americans.

The last Native American untouched by civilization emerged from the forest in California in 1911. The shocked police, seeing a man in tribal attire, immediately arrested him. After interrogation with an interpreter, it turned out that he is the only surviving representative of his people, who were destroyed by the settlers 3 years earlier. But since it was difficult for him to survive alone, he decided to seek help from other people. This man was taken under his wing by one of the researchers at the University of Berkeley. There, the Indian told all the secrets of his tribe, and also showed many survival techniques that had long been forgotten or not known to scientists at all.

4. Brazilian tribes.

For the population register, the Brazilian government needed to know how many people live in the isolated Amazonian lowlands. For this, an aircraft with photographic equipment was allocated, which regularly flies over the jungle trying to detect and count the number of people in this area. These flights brought unexpected results.

In 2007, the plane took a low flight in order to get new photos and unexpectedly got caught in a rain of arrows fired from bows. In 2011, satellite scans picked up a few specks in a part of the jungle that was not expected to be inhabited. As it turned out later, these specks were people from the same unknown tribe from which the plane had previously been fired upon.

3. Tribes of New Guinea.

Today in New Guinea, there are dozens of cultures, languages ​​and tribal customs unknown to modern man. Tribes of an indefinite character live here. The wild part of this area is very rarely explored, many expeditions that got here disappear forever. For example, in 1961, M. Rockefeller decided to find several lost tribes. As a result, Michael separated from his group and disappeared, apparently, was eaten by members of one and the tribe.

2. Pintupi nine.

In 1984, an unknown group of Aboriginal people was discovered in Western Australia. They were offered housing where there is a constant supply of food and water. So some of these people began to live in the city. But one man remained, named Jari, who returned to the Gibson Desert and lives there to this day.

1 Sentinelese.

This tribe consists of approximately 270 people who live on North Sentinel Island. Nothing is known about this tribe. They greet all their guests with a hail of arrows. In 1960, there was only one peaceful meeting, which gave knowledge about almost their entire culture. Sentinelese are able to survive any natural disasters. For example, this tribe living on the coast of the Indian Ocean survived the tsunami and earthquake that occurred in 2004.

Africa is the "dark continent", which is considered to be the most mysterious and enigmatic all over the world. Its extraordinary nature simply attracts researchers and tourists from different parts of our vast planet with its natural and animal diversity. Especially both of them are attracted by the wild tribes of Africa. As a rule, enthusiastic interest is caused by their unconventional customs and way of life. What does Africa hide beyond civilization? We will talk about this in our article.

Mursi

Mursi can be confidently included in the list of "The Wildest Tribes of Africa", because their way of life defies any logic. They are not able to control themselves and can often beat their fellow tribesmen to death, wanting to prove their strength and steadfastness. As a rule, such rash acts are explained by the frequent use of alcohol.

An unconventional way of life

The Mursi are absolutely unfriendly. They meet tourists only with weapons or with fighting sticks, trying to demonstrate their supremacy in their territory.

In particular, women differ in their morals. They look, frankly, unattractive. The backs are stooped, the bellies and chest are sagging, there is practically no hair. That is why unusual headdresses often flaunt on their heads in the form of material from dry branches, dead insects, animal skin, or even carrion.

The visiting card of the tribe is a huge lower lip, in which a clay plate with a diameter of 15-30 cm is placed. Almost all wild African tribes adhere to this custom. Women, while still very small, insert wooden sticks there in order to gradually increase the diameter. And on the wedding day, a plate is placed in the lower lip. The larger the diameter of the lip, the larger the ransom will be given for the bride.

Jewelry for women of the Mursi tribe is even more inexplicable. They are made from ... human phalanges of fingers. This "jewelry" has an unbearable smell, because it is smeared with human melted fat every day. The fingers of delinquent men from the tribe serve as a source for jewelry. They are chopped off immediately after the misconduct by order of the priestess.

Men, on the other hand, gain their reputation through scarification. As soon as he kills an enemy, a scar is applied to his body.

Women do it for pleasure. Sometimes, at their own request, they cut the skin with a knife blade and pour the juices of poisonous plants on the wound, or allow insects to cut. After that, the skin becomes infected and covered with pimples. This is how beautiful “ornaments” appear on the hand of women.

Few people know that many wild African tribes are cannibals. Mursi belong to this category. They eat their dead tribesmen by boiling them in a cauldron. The remaining bones are used by the tribe for jewelry.

Even more inexplicable is the belief of the Mursi. Animism is the name of their religion. In short, in the tribe there is a priestess of love who distributes poisons and drugs to women. Beautiful representatives of the tribe should give them to their husbands every day. Many die after taking such a remedy. In this case, a white cross is drawn on the widow's plate. This means honor and respect for the woman who completed the main mission of the god of death Yamda.

For her, this means eternal respect and an honorable burial. That is, a woman will not be eaten after death, but buried in the hollow of a ritual tree. As you can see, the Mursi woman is in a more favorable position. However, at least something connects these people with a civilized society.

Masai

The Masai predominantly dominate the Kenyan and Tanzanian regions of Africa. They number more than 800,000 people.

This tribe classifies itself as one of the most powerful wild tribes in Africa. Masai do not take into account other people's opinions, they do not care about customs or state borders. They move freely around the country in search of a better life.

Traditions and customs

As a rule, the Maasai feed on livestock, more precisely on the milk and blood of animals. They are sure that the god Engai gave them all the animals of the world. That is why stealing from other tribes is a habitual occupation for them.

The Maasai pierce the arteries of animals and drink their blood. Then the resulting hole is closed with manure, so that after a while it will be used again.

The Masai are the wild tribes of Africa, whose reproduction is quite common. As a rule, many children are born in the families of this tribe. Women take care of everything, including housekeeping, children, livestock and even building huts. The men of this tribe are allowed to have as many wives as they wish.

Strong representatives of the Maasai are busy guarding their territory and repel unwanted guests. In their free time, they talk and wander the savannah.

The beauty and power of the men of this tribe depends on the size of the earlobe, into which they insert heavy jewelry made of beads and beads. Some lobes hang down to the shoulder.

To date, representatives of the Masai tribe are evicted from their lands, shot or imprisoned. The authorities forbid them to live there, considering these territories reserved.

Now, left without a livelihood, many wild African tribes, including the Masai, have become poachers. At the same time, elephants and rhinos are destroyed without exception, because the tusks and horns of these animals are highly valued on the black market.

There are very few real Maasai who are in harmony with nature and animals. Many are hired to guard expensive hotels.

Hamer

Hamer knowingly takes a place in the list of "The wildest tribes of Africa." They stopped in development for quite a long time. Representatives of this nationality do not know either feelings, or love, or affection. Men have contact with their woman only to conceive another child.

Tribal lifestyle

Hamers sleep not in their huts, but in specially dug pits resembling graves. They “cover themselves” with a layer of earth in order to experience a mild form of asphyxia. It is from this that they experience great pleasure.

The rite of initiation into men is also considered unusual among the Hamers. To do this, all young people must run on the backs of 4 animals. They must be naked. The wild tribes of Africa are distinguished by this - almost all of their rituals and ceremonies must be performed without any attire.

A benyar (leather-metal collar with a handle) is put on the neck of a newly-made wife. He is needed in order to take her daily to a bloody flogging with a cane rod.

From this rite, both newlyweds experience tremendous pleasure.

Due to the fact that husbands rarely have contact with their wives, the Hamer have developed sexual relations between women.

To date, hamers are considered the most unsociable and undeveloped.

Bubal

This tribe is known to everyone as the owners of the largest genitals. In men who have reached puberty, the scrotum grows up to 80 cm. This is due to the unusual lifestyle and beliefs of these people. They are convinced that by eating the menstrual secretions of cows, they will cope with scurvy, leukemia and rickets.

From a scientific point of view, regular licking of cow genitals causes hormonal changes in the human body, which make the scrotum of bubals huge. Oddly enough, this does not prevent men from copulating, but it makes it very difficult to move around and dance.

Every nation has its own inexplicable customs. The wild tribes of the Amazon and Africa, Australia and Asia are not important, the main thing is that they all have one thing in common - a complete rejection of civilization.

The cultures of different peoples have traditions and customs that have been practiced by these peoples for thousands of years, but at the same time seem completely wild for representatives of other peoples and religions. And what is most interesting is that these customs, which, it would seem, have no place in the 21st century, are still alive today.

1. Thaipusam Piercing Festival


A strange tradition: Thaipusam Piercing Festival.

India, Malaysia, Singapore
During the religious festival of Thaipusam, Hindus demonstrate their devotion to the god Murugan by piercing various parts of their bodies. This is mainly seen in countries where there is a significant Tamil diaspora such as India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Mauritius, Singapore, Thailand and Myanmar.


Member of the Thaipusam festival.

In Tamil Nadu, Tamil believers celebrate the birth of the god Murugan and his slaying of the demon Surapadman. They do this by painfully piercing various parts of the body, including the tongue. Over time, these rituals became more dramatic, colorful and bloody.

2. La Tomatina


A strange tradition: La Tomatina.

Spain
La Tomatina, the annual tomato throwing festival, takes place in Bunol, Spain. It is held on the last Wednesday of August and during this festival, participants throw tomatoes at each other purely for fun. There are many theories regarding the origin of Tomatina.


This fun La Tomatina.

In 1945, during the parade of giants and cabezudos, young people who wanted to participate in this event organized a fight in the main square of the city - Plaza del Pueblo. There was a vegetable table nearby, so they grabbed tomatoes from it and started throwing them at the police. This is the most popular of the many theories about how the Tomatina festival came about.

3. Stinging gloves


Strange tradition: stinging gloves.

Brazil
The most painful initiation ritual exists among the Satere-Mawe tribe, who live in the Amazon jungle. Here it is impossible to become a man if you do not take part in this ritual. When a young boy becomes sexually mature, he, along with the shaman and other boys of his age, collect bullet ants in the jungle. The bite of this insect is considered the most painful in the world and is often compared in sensations with a bullet hitting the body.

The collected ants are fumigated with the smoke of special herbs, from which they fall asleep, and placed in a woven mesh glove. When the ants wake up, they become very aggressive. The boys must put on gloves and keep them on for about ten minutes, while dancing to distract themselves from the pain. In the Satere-Mawe tribe, to prove that he is already a man, a boy needs to endure this 20 times.

4 Yanomami Funeral Ritual


Strange Tradition: The Yanomami Funeral Ritual.

Venezuela, Brazil
Funeral rituals performed with dead relatives are very important in the Yanomami tribe (Venezuela and Brazil), because the people of this tribe want to provide eternal peace and rest for the soul of a dead person.


For the past 11,000 years, the Yanomami have had little to no contact with the outside world.

When a member of the Yanomami tribe dies, their body is burned. Ashes and bones are added to the plantain soup, and then the relatives of the deceased drink this soup. They believe that if you swallow the remains of a loved one, then his spirit will always live inside them.

5. Teeth filing


A strange tradition: filing teeth.

India/Bali
One of the biggest Hindu religious ceremonies is of great importance in Balinese culture and symbolizes the transition from adolescence to adulthood. This ritual is for both men and women and must be completed before marriage (and is sometimes included in the marriage ceremony).

This ceremony is performed by filing the teeth so that they run in a straight line. In the Hindu belief system of the Balinese, this holiday helps people free themselves from all invisible evil forces. They believe that teeth are a symbol of lust, greed, anger and jealousy, and the custom of cutting teeth strengthens a person physically and spiritually.

6. Tidun bathroom ban


A strange tradition: the ban on the bathroom in Tidun.

Indonesia
Weddings in the Indonesian community of Tidun boast some truly unique traditions. According to one of the local customs, the groom is not allowed to see the bride's face until he sings some love songs for her. The curtain separating the couple is lifted only after the songs have been sung to the end.

But the strangest of customs implies that the bride and groom are not allowed to use the bathroom for three days and nights after the wedding. The people of Tidun believe that if this custom is not observed, then this is fraught with dire consequences for marriage: divorce, infidelity, or death of children at an early age.

7. Famadihana


A strange tradition: famadihana - dancing with the dead.

Madagascar
Famadihana is a traditional festival celebrated in both cities and rural areas of Madagascar, but it is most popular among the tribal communities. This is a funerary tradition known as "turning the bones". People carry the bodies of their ancestors from the family crypts, wrap them in new clothes, and then dance with the corpses around the tomb.

In Madagascar, this has become a common ritual, usually performed once every seven years. The main motive of the festival arose from the belief of the locals that the dead return to God and are reborn.

8. Cutting off fingers in the tribe of Dani


Strange tradition: cutting off fingers in the Dani tribe.

New Guinea
The Dani (or Ndani) tribe is an indigenous people who inhabit the fertile lands of the Baliem Valley in West Papua New Guinea. Members of this tribe cut off their fingers to show their grief at funeral ceremonies. Along with amputation, they also smear their faces with ashes and clay as a sign of sadness.

Dani cut off their fingers to express feelings for someone they love very much. When a person from a tribe dies, his relative (most often, a wife or husband) cuts off his finger and buries it along with the dead body of his husband or wife, as a symbol of love for him.

9 Abandoning Babies


Strange tradition: throwing babies.

India
The bizarre ritual of throwing newborn babies from a 15-meter-high temple and trapping them in cloth has been practiced in India for the past 500 years. A similar thing is done by couples who have received the blessing of a child after taking vows at the Sri Santswara temple in the vicinity of Indy (Karnataka).

The ritual is observed by both Muslims and Hindus every year and takes place under tight security measures. The ritual takes place during the first week of December and is believed to bring health, prosperity and good luck to the newborn. Every year, about 200 children are "dropped" from the temple to the songs and dances of the crowd. Most children are under two years of age.

10. Mourning of Muharram


A strange tradition: the mourning of Muharram.

Iran, India, Iraq
Mourning of Muharram is an important period of mourning in Shia Islam, held in Muharram (the first month of the Islamic calendar). It is also called the Memory of Muharram. This event is held in honor of the death of Imam Hussein ibn Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Hazrat Muhammad, who was killed by the forces of the second Umayyad Caliph Yazid I.

The event reaches its climax on the tenth day, known as Ashura. Some groups of Shia Muslims flagellate their bodies with special chains with razors and knives attached to them. This tradition is practiced by all age groups (in some regions even children are forced to take part). This custom is observed among the inhabitants of Iran, Bahrain, India, Lebanon, Iraq and Pakistan.