Some of the world's strangest traditions and cultural practices have one thing in common: they are strange.
The world is a strange place with some strange and amazing traditions, from baby throwing to monkey buffets. These are some of the strangest traditions and cultural practices around the world. Medical care for expatriates reported
Bone soup of a dead relative in Venezuela
The Yanomami tribes of Venezuela and Brazil believe that their loved ones can only achieve peace in the afterlife if they prepare soup with their bones and ashes and consume it.
Throwing cinnamon in Denmark
In this centuries-old tradition, when a single man or woman turns 25, they are splashed with water and then covered in cinnamon from head to toe.
Monkey Buffet Festival in Thailand
On the last Sunday of November at the Phra Prang Sam Yot temple in Lopburi, a festival is held in honor of the macaques that supposedly bring good luck to the area and its occupants.
The festival includes performances by dancers dressed as monkeys and fruit and vegetable towers on which monkeys climb, jump and feast.
Putting faces in cake in Mexico
Known as “La Mordida”, it is a birthday tradition in which the birthday boy or girl has his or her face stuck in the cake while his or her hands are tied while the party guests shout “Mordida! Mordida! Mordida!” . – the Spanish word for “take a bite.”
Polterabend in Germany
Polterabend, which means “bridal shower,” is usually held one day before the bride and groom get married.
Friends and family gather in front of the house and break things on the floor, such as plates, flower pots, tiles or anything else that makes a lot of noise, to bring good luck.
Finger cutting of the Dani tribe in Indonesia
Everyone grieves the loss of a loved one differently, but the women of the Dani tribe in Indonesia have a rather unique and severe way of dealing with grief.
When women of the Dani tribe lose a loved one, they cut off the top of their finger to symbolize the pain suffered and keep the spirit of the deceased away.
Throwing babies in India
When a couple gets married at the Sri Santeswar temple in Karnataka, they have to return there with their newborn babies. This tradition is followed in certain parts of India.
According to tradition, the priest shakes the baby and throws it from the 50-foot-high temple or mosque while Hindus and Muslims hold a cloth underneath to catch it.
Breaking coconuts on people's skulls in India
This Hindu ritual has long existed in southern India, where a priest crushes a coconut over the heads of devotees as a sign to the gods, asking for good health and success.
