Strange custom : The tribe where kids start having sex at 6

The Trobriand Islands (today officially known as the Kiriwina Islands) or Love Islands are a 450 km² archipelago of coral atolls off the eastern coast of New Guinea .
They are part of the nation of Papua New Guinea and are situated in Milne Bay Province . Most of the population of 12,000
indigenous inhabitants live on the main island of Kiriwina , which is also the location of the government
station, Losuia.

One interesting thing about this people is that children "enjoy
considerable sexual freedom and
independence ". At seven or eight years of age, Trobriand children
begin to play erotic games with each other and imitate adult seductive attitudes. About four or five years later, they begin to pursue sexual partners in earnest.
They change partners often. Women are just as assertive and dominant as men in pursuing or refusing a lover. This is not only allowed but encouraged.






The attitude of the grown-ups and even of the parents towards such
infantile indulgence is either that of complete indifference or of
complacency -- they find it natural, and do not see why they should scold or interfere. Usually they show a kind of tolerant and amused interest, and discuss the love affairs of their children with easy jocularity. It is possible to hear benevolent gossip as this among the parents: «So-and-so (a
little girl) has already had intercourse with So-and- so (a little boy).» And if such were the case, it
would be added that it was her first experience. An exchange of lovers, or some small love drama in the little world would be half-seriously, half- jokingly discussed. The infantile sexual act, or its substitute, is regarded as an innocent amusement . It is their play to "kaita" (to have intercourse). They give each other a coconut, a small piece of betelnut, a few beads or some fruits from the bush, and then
they go and hide, and "kaita".» But it is not considered proper for the
children to carry on their affairs in the house. It has always to be done in the bush.





The unregulated intercourse for these early years becomes systematised in adolescence into more or less stable intrigues, which later on develop into permanent liaisons. Connected with these latter stages of sexual life, there exists in the Trobriand Islands an extremely interesting institution, the bachelors' and unmarried girls' house, called by the natives "Bukumatula"; it is of considerable importance, as it is one of those arrangements sanctioned by custom which might appear on the surface to be a form of "group-marriage".





In the Trobriand Islands, there is no traditional marriage ceremony. And it is not unusual for a teenaged girl to sleep with many boys as this was a good practice to determine who would make a good husband .
A Trobriand couple wishing to marry, could also display their interest by not only sleeping together but spending time together and staying with each other for several weeks. The girl's
parents approve of the couple when a girl accepts a gift from a boy. After that, the girl moves to the
boy's house, eats her meals there and accompanies her husband
all day. Word subsequently spreads that the boy and girl are married.

Strange culture: Sharo, the fulani's festival of flogging to get a wife.

Fulani are the largest migratory ethnic group in the world. They are
among the "super" ethnic groups of Africa with members numbering 30
million and above and spread over western part of African continent. Fulani people despite embracing Islam still practise their culture and. traditions, and one of such is Sharo cultural festival or Tradition festival of flogging. The Sharo cultural festival is a very unique festival observed by the fulani tribes of Nigeria and some other West-African countries.

Sharo is a test of bravery, a rite of passage to adulthood and marriage
ritual ceremonies . According to the Fulani custom of sharo, rival suitors underwent the ordeal of flogging as a means of eliminating those who are less persistent. The
point, however, is that the victim being beaten does not flinch but shows utter indifference to pain and even sneers at his attacker. If he is able to achieve this, his family and friends surround him with joy, offering gifts and congratulations and he's consider worthy of a woman to marry.

The significance of this festival is that the lashing of the groom is to determine the willingness to endure marital pains and ability to undergo hard ship for his wife. But the sad part of it is that many people lose their lives while proving
their manhood.

Weird body modification: The plated tribes.

The lip plate, also known as a lip plug or lip disc, is a form of body modification. Increasingly larger discs (usually circular, made from clay or wood) are inserted into a pierced hole in either the upper or lower lip, or both, thereby stretching it.

Archaeological evidence indicates that labrets have been independently invented no fewer than six times, in Sudan and Ethiopia (8700 BC), Mesoamerica (1500 BC), and Coastal Ecuador (500 BC). Today, the custom is maintained by a few groups in Africa and Amazonia.

In Africa, a lower lip plate is usually combined with the excision of the two lower front teeth, and sometimes all four.
Among the Sara people and Lobi a plate is also inserted into the upper lip. Other tribes, such as the Makonde, used to wear a plate in the upper lip only. In many older sources it is reported that the plate's size is a sign of social or economical importance in some tribes.






However, because of natural mechanical attributes of human skin, it seems that the plate's size often just depends on the stage of stretching the lip and the wishes of the wearer.






The tradition to wear plates has appeared not because of beauty, rather vice- versa. For example when Ethiopian Mursi,were captured and taken into bondage, they violently had crippled themselves, and nobody wanted to take them after that. Now the size of a plate is a beauty criterion. The more is plate, the more cattle will be given for the bride. Girls-
mursi always have a choice to do the hole in a lip or not. But for the girl without the stretched lip a very small repayment is given.







The original purpose of lip plugs may have been to deform, affording women a sort of protection against Arab slavers. However,David Livingstone asked a
chief the reason for them and in surprise the chief answered; for beauty!




He continued in his wisdom that " They are the only beautiful things women have. Men have beards women have none. What kind of person would she be without Pelele? She would not be a woman at all."

What a beauty enhancer ! I hope most female readers will get a lip plug or plate too to make them look beautiful.

The Wodaabee: The tribe where stealing a wife is no big deal.

In the Wodaabe tribe of Niger in
West Africa, men are known to
steal each other's wives. The
Wodaabe's first marriage is
arranged by their parents in
infancy and must be between
cousins of the same lineage.

However, at the yearly Gerewol
Festival, Wodaabe men wear elaborate makeup and costumes and dance to impress the women – and hopefully steal a new wife.
If the new couple is able to steal
away undetected (especially from a current husband who may not want to part with his wife), then they become socially recognized. These subsequent marriages are called Teegal (love) marriages.

But such marriages often cause
friction,since it usually involve
"wife-stealing," often with the consent of the woman but never with that of her husband. Teegal marriage is also a source of friction
between the new wife and previous ones. More wives means that fewer resources, such as milk from the
husband's herd, are allocated to each.

Eloping in a Teegal marriage that
carries little stigma allows a Wodaabe woman considerable freedom, but she must leave her children with the ex-husband. The
system guarantees the children's place in society while permitting spontaneity and flexibility to the
parents.

Weird Marriage Custom : Kidnap and Marry

Lotuko (also, Lotuka ) is an ethnic group in South Sudan . Their population exceeds 200,000. Their
traditional home is Equatoria area on Southern Sudan. They speak Otuho language , a Nilotic language .

This set of people has a very weird marriage tradition.If a guy wants to
marry a girl,he kidnaps her. After kidnapping, elderly people of his family go to girl’s father and ask for her hand. If girl’s father agrees he beats the guy as a symbol of acceptance and if he doesn’t agree, the kidnapper marries the girl
forcefully.

Now all the girls should thank God, they are not born in Lotuko.