221 Curious Customs Practices and Traditions Around the World is a collection about customs and traditions around the globe. Read and enjoy with your little ones.✨📚
The Famadihana ritual or ‘Turning of the bones’ is a practice followed by the peopleof Madagascar. Do you know: The origins of this ritual are only as old as the 17th century. The Famadihana ritual takes place every 7 years, when the bones and bodies of the deceased members of a family are dug out […]
There are many customs revolving around weddings in the Tidong community of Malaysia. Do you know: If the groom arrives late at his wedding, he has to pay a penalty in the form of jewellery. The Tidong community has another sweet custom where once the ceremony is done, a curtain is raised between the bride
The Bathroom Ban is a custom that is part of the Tidong community that resides in Sandakan city, Malaysia. Do you know: As a part of the ritual, the newlywedded couple is not allowed to clear their bowels or even urinate for 3 days and nights! Very little food and water is allowed to the
The Tooth Filing ritual is a rite of passage custom in the Balinese culture in Indonesia. Do you know: The custom of tooth filing on the islandof Bali even predates the arrival of Hinduism to the island (5th Century BC). While many would assume, that a tooth filing practice would involve sharpening of the teeth,
The Death Ritual of the Yanomami tribe ofthe Amazon involves endocannibalism as away to keep the person alive. Do you know: The Yanomami tribe does not consider death to be a ‘natural process’. Instead, they believe that a rival tribe sent an evil spiritto kill the tribe member. The Yanomami tribe has a ritual whereby
The Thaipusam Festival is celebrated according to the Tamil Calendar in places with a large Tamil population. Do you know: Over the years, the festival has become more dramatic with devotes spearing their bodies with hooks and spears and even pulling large wagons with ropes attached to their backs. The Thaipusam Festival celebrates Lord Murugan’s
The Bullet Ant Gloves are an initiation rite that forms a part of the culture of the Satere-Mawe people of Brazil. Do you know: To complete the initiation ritual, the candidate undertakes the ritual a total of 20 times over a span of time. This test must be undertaken by the boys of the Satere-Mawe
La Tomatina is an annual tomato-throwing festival organized in Buñol, Spain. Do you know: This Festival began in the 1940s, when disgruntled town people rioted, by attacking the councilmen of the town with tomatoes. Participants at the Tomatina Festival enjoy the chaotic atmosphere in line with the rules and regulations, including keeping with the time-limit
Customs & Rituals The term Custom comes from the Latin word Consuetudinem, meaning ‘habit’; while the term Ritual comes from the Latin word Ritualis, meaning (religious) rites. Traditions are the customs that are passed down from one generation to another. All three–customs, rituals and traditions–are extremely important to reinforce social bonds and structures. Customs and
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