Exotic Traditions Of The Aboriginal Tribes Of Africa

Men's beauty pageants, bull-jumping, matriarchal maintenance ... are unique customs maintained for generations by indigenous peoples of Africa. : This tribe is nomadic in Niger, Nigeria, Cameroon, and Chad

... At the end of each rainy season near Lake Chad, the Wodaabe people hold Cure Salee - the festival of the nomads The most prominent activity of the festival is a boys' beauty contest.



They wore their most stunning outfits, made up and wore jewelry, waiting for the girls to judge. Her white teeth and eyeballs were praised, so attendees often tried to laugh to their fullest. Mursi tribe, Ethiopia: The lower lip of the women of the tribe is made of holes from a young age, then inserted a ceramic plate. Disk size increases with time and the larger the disk becomes more important. Photo: Sosyal Bilimler Himba tribe, Namibia: A woman of the Himba clan known for her reddish hair and skin. They put otjize - a mixture of butter, grease and red earth - on their hair and skin every day. Many people believe that otjize helps to avoid sun and insects, but the Himba clan says they use them purely for aesthetic reasons Photo: Frans Lanting Hamar tribe, Ethiopia: The boys of the Hamar clan perform a cow jumping ceremony to mark their maturity.



Each person will have to jump on the back of the cows four turns to be recognized the right to marry. They could get hurt by just slipping. Xhosa tribe, South Africa: When reaching adulthood, young men of the Xhosa clan will have to undergo a harsh ritual. First, they will be circumcised according to the traditional method, then leave the village with white clay faces, cover with blankets and bring some essential items. They have to live in this ritual area and manage themselves for two months. Upon returning, the boys are recognized as adults and receive a new blanket. Photo: Voices of Africa. Chewa tribes: Scattered in Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi and Mozambique, this tribe still follows the old matriarchal mode.



In it, property and land are passed from mother to daughter. However, men still hold power in the tribe. Maasai tribe, East Africa: Saliva is an important part of the Maasai life in East Africa. This type of bodily fluids is considered a blessing, the essence of man, and spitting on others is a blessing. When children are born, the tribe will spit on them to pray for them to have a lucky life. When someone goes away, the elders will spit on their heads to wish them peace and safety. Bodi tribe, Ethiopia: In June or July every year in the Oma valley, the Bodi people again participate in the contest called Ka’el. Months earlier, men separated to live separately.



They try to drink lots of cow's milk and cow's blood to gain weight. Each clan will send an unmarried man to compete for the title of the fattest person. Winners will be honored and have an easier chance of getting married. A few weeks after the competition, they returned to their original form. Photo: Daily Mail. According to Hoang Linh / Zing news ***.

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