The world's strange divorce customs

The world is so big, and there are many strange customs in various places. Even voluntary marriage and freedom to divorce are not just modern concepts. In many ethnic marriage customs, attitudes towards divorce customs vary. Let's take a look at the odd divorce customs in the following countries.

Afghanistan: Paying his wife's ex-husband

Divorce procedures for Nuristan in Afghanistan are also simple. If the man proposes a divorce, then when the divorced woman remarries, the remarried husband will only have to pay his ex-husband the cost of holding the wedding that year; if the woman proposes a divorce, then when the woman remarries, the remarried husband will have to pay his ex-husband twice as much as when holding the wedding in the past.

Lebanon: "Go quickly, don't go home," and divorce was announced

In traditional families, a woman must ask her husband's consent before going out. If one day he doesn't want a wife, when his wife asks for his opinion before going out, he can only say,"Go quickly, don't go home" and declare a divorce.

Japan: Divorce if you don't sleep well

If the husband thinks his wife is sleeping in a bad position, he can file for divorce.

Togo: Hair exchanges

When the man and the woman had a broken relationship, they applied to the local department and each asked the manager to shave half of their hair and exchange the shaved hair with each other.

Indians: End it all in a dance

Indians do not need to go to the relevant departments to go through the formalities for divorce. A man only needs to ask his wife to dance once and the marriage can be ended. In some places, dance can lead to a marriage, but Indians use it to end a marriage, which is really different.

Ecuador: Husband's wife turns against each other for divorce, and everyone has to go on a three-day hunger strike

If a husband turns against each other and divorces, he has to go on a three-day hunger strike. On the morning of the fourth day, I went to an elderly person in the area for a "test" to see if he was really weak. If it was true, the breakup was true; if it was false, the elderly person would order that the separation was never allowed. A woman who has divorced three times will not be allowed to remarry for life. Local regulations in the Andes Mountains of Ecuador stipulate that women who divorce for the first time must be single for 5 years before being allowed to remarry; women who divorce for the second time must be single for 8 years before being allowed to remarry; women who divorce for three times are not allowed to remarry for life. This law does not set a limit on the number and duration of divorces for men.

Italy: Court upholds man's divorce request

Italian men sometimes file ridiculous reasons for divorce, but no matter what, they can get the support of the court. For example, men believe that washing dishes and doing other household chores are women's duties. The newspaper reported that a woman disagreed with this view, which made her husband furious and filed a divorce application with the court. In court, the husband said that his wife often asked her mother-in-law to wash the dishes. The court found his wife guilty of "serious insulting behavior" and approved his divorce application.

UK: Divorce is not allowed if both parties file for divorce

Only one spouse can file for divorce. If both parties file for divorce, no divorce is allowed.

Nepal: Two betel nuts represent the wife has an outer heart

If a Niwar woman in Nepal falls out with her husband, she can declare a divorce by placing two betel nuts on her husband's pillow without going through any formalities. The women of this nation are all hard-working, and they are busy everywhere. Instead, men just focus on housework. Therefore, when it comes to divorce, women naturally take the initiative.

El Salvador: Cattle slaughtering parties have dinner and slapped more than a dozen slaps

If a couple's relationship breaks down, they can apply for registration at the local management office, then buy a cow, and invite relatives and friends of both parties to come over for a dinner after slaughter. After the meal, the couple looked at each other face and slapped each other ten times with their hands. The euphemistic name was: Remember the last pain, so that they announced the divorce.

Ireland: Law prohibits divorce

Because of this rule, Irish people have considered marriage matters extremely carefully, for fear that "one mistake will lead to eternal hatred." Over time, late marriage became a custom among Irish people.

Uganda: Cow as evidence

The divorce of the Karamoja people in Uganda must follow the following "procedures": the wife lies on the ground first, and the husband holds a gourd gourd filled with clear water and sprinkles water on her back to "purify" the body. Then, the woman's parents refunded the betrothal money, and the man returned a bull. The woman's father killed the cow in public and took out the cow dung from his intestines and pasted it on his daughter to show that he was reborn and reborn. Cows are the totem of this nation. Out of their respect for cows, they believe that marriage is like the growth or death of cows.

Saudi Arabia: Just three words from husband: "Divorce"

In Saudi Arabia, if a husband hates his wife and wants to divorce, he does not have to hold any ceremony or call a witness. His divorce certificate was that he could divorce his wife by saying "divorce" three times in front of his wife. In Saudi Arabia, men generally make money to support their families, and women have a lower status. Therefore, when it comes to divorce, a man can decide whatever he wants.

America: If your husband is at fault, he will be kicked out

In South America, people in Tierra del Fuego whose wives betray each other are often severely punished. But when a wife is abused by her husband, she can go back to her parents 'parents. If you want a divorce, you usually have to wait until after the birth of your first child. For the Iroquois people living in North America, if the husband offended his wife, the wife could divorce him. Moreover, the husband had to "appear clean" and could not take away his children or property.

Africa: Not wanting to continue living with his wife, he secretly moved the shack away

There is a tribe called Talansi in an African country. If a husband wants to divorce his wife, he does not have to go through any formalities. He only needs to find a few friends to cleverly move the shack they live in 16 kilometers away while his wife is sleeping. In this way, local law recognized the couple's formal divorce.

In national marriage customs, people also hold different attitudes towards divorce. Due to the degree of social development and the status of men and women, divorces are also different. The above is a list of the strange divorce customs in the world that Xiaobian listed, and some of them actually prohibit divorce... Xiaobian is also drunk!