Six major abnormal customs in ancient countries

Every country has its own customs, and some customs can be described as abnormal, such as: eunuchs in China, carrying-out suicide in Japan, martyrdom in India, etc. The following editor will introduce you to the six super abnormal customs in ancient countries?

Website photo location China-Eunuch eunuchs are men whose genitals have been cut off: Because of their specific social responsibilities, the proper term "eunuch" came into being, which refers specifically to men whose genitals have been cut off. Since then, it has become a common term and part of many social systems.

In ancient China, genital castration was not only a traditional form of punishment (beginning in the Sui Dynasty), but also a way to gain the position of serving the emperor.

There were about 70,000 eunuchs in the palace at the end of the Ming Dynasty. The value of this position is that eunuchs in certain positions can gain huge powers-even higher than emperors-but self-castration is illegal. In 1912, the profession of eunuchs, who served the emperor, ceased. Their number dropped sharply to 470.

Religion-The legend of mummification, Sokushinbutsu refers to Buddhists and monks who died on their own through a unique way. This special way of death is called mummification.

According to reports, this custom occurs almost exclusively in the northern Japanese city of Yamagata. About 16 - 24 mummies were found there. For three years, the monks maintained a special eating habit-eating only nuts and seeds.

They strictly implement this "treatment" on the body to reduce body fat. After three years like this, they began to eat only some bark and tree heels and drink some poison from sumac trees. This process will still last for three years. This diet makes them prone to vomiting and quickly loses fluids in their bodies; and it kills maggots in their bodies, making their bodies less likely to rot after death.

Website photo location China-Foot binding About a thousand years ago, foot binding was a custom practiced among young women in China. This custom began in the tenth century and ended in the early 20th century.

China's foot-binding culture means that when girls are six years old or earlier, their feet are wrapped tightly with strips of cloth so that their feet will not grow as normal: then, to reshape them, they break their feet and make them severely deformed. Generally, foot binding will not exceed 4 - 6 inches (about 10 - 15 centimeters).

This is an important reason why some elderly China women are disabled (unable to walk) today.

India-Sacrifice burial is a funeral custom in India. But martyrdom is very rare in India today and is considered a serious crime.

During the funeral ceremony, the widow of her deceased husband committed suicide by jumping into the fire where her husband was burning in order to contribute herself to her. People speculate that the martyrdom was voluntarily buried, and available information confirms that most of them were very voluntary. In some societies, widows are expected to be buried with them. To some extent, martyrdom burial is a forced system. Society puts pressure on them and expects them to die.

A widow's expectations for her life after losing her husband, especially if she has no children. In any case, there are also examples of people who disagree with the martyrdom of widows, and they make active efforts to prevent such deaths.

West-Dueling From the 15th to the 20th century, dueling appeared in Western society. A duel is a struggle between two people who have reached an agreement.

In accordance with the explicit or tacit rules of both parties, each is equipped with deadly weapons and is fighting for honor. They will find people they trust as witnesses (and sometimes fight privately). But this behavior is illegal. Duels are usually issued by the party who wants to duel (challenger), and he is mostly trying to correct the insults that people have given him.

The purpose of a duel is not to kill the opponent but to gain recognition of the "satisfaction" and so on. They volunteered to take risks and fight to restore their honor.

Japan-Hara-Kiri-kyoshi is an important essence of Bushido. This is the rule of law as a warrior; sepuku is generally used as a way to prevent a warrior from falling into an enemy or to reduce humiliation.

Samurai would also listen to sepuku performed by their leaders (feudal rulers). Therefore, there were also situations where some humiliated warriors were willing to commit seppuku rather than die at the hands of ordinary people. By this point, kyosaku was also popular among those who were not hereditary warriors (no one ordered or expected them to do kyosaku), becoming the main practice to restore or maintain one's honor. But those female warriors can only perform with permission.

After bathing, the warrior put on a white robe. Eat your favorite food. After all this is done, put his papers on the plate. A Japanese sepuku man dressed in traditional costumes would place his matching knife in front of him. Sometimes put a special cloth on the sitting area. And he would prepare a suicide note before he died.

The above are the six super abnormal customs in ancient countries. After reading the above introduction, are you very glad that you did not live in ancient times? For the customs passed down from ancient times, we must carry forward positive and progressive customs and abandon those abnormal and vulgar customs.