Ten strange marriages
Marriage, as part of social life, is more known for its complex diversity.
We've organized ten strange marriages around the world, with traditional, routines, and even less common sense.
You can't pee for three days.
This practice, which has spread to the Daya tribe in Indonesia, is intended to test the seriousness of the new man ' s marriage.
Under the strict supervision of relatives and family members, the newcomers are not able to use the toilet for three days after marriage.
The people in the tribe felt that strict compliance with the toilet was not intended to test endurance, but rather to demonstrate a new man ' s commitment to marriage.
It is common practice in some remote parts of Austria for single women to cut an apple under their armpits and then play with people.
When the fun stops, the girl sends the apple to her favorite boy's mouth.
If the boy accepts and eats an apple immersed in sweat, it means he accepts the girl in front of him.
"The sword of the King is mine." pThere is a practice in the 19th century in the Nordic countries, where fathers, waiting for their daughters to reach marriageable age, wear an empty sword to her body, both to show a girl's single status and to make it easier for a single boy to show love – If there was a single boy who preferred her, the boy would insert the traditional Puukko sword with him into her jaw.
4; China: Crying Marriage
is a crying ceremony performed by the bride at marriage.
From the time of war to the time of war, more than 2,000 years have passed since then, mainly in the south-west.
Crying must be done in accordance with the traditional rituals and must not be carried out in a state of tears.
Anyone who does not cry is ridiculed and even discriminated against.
In general, the main lines of crying are “cry parents”, “cry sister-in-law”, “cry sister-in-law”, “cry uncle”, “cry companion”, “crymaker”, “cry combing head”, “cry ancestry” and “cry on sedan”.
The kidnapping of the bridegroom
in Bihar, India, has been frequent and thousands of men have been abducted every year.
But it's not new in the field, even the police are used to it.
The poverty and backwardness of Bihar in north-eastern India, where young men are moving out to work, has led to a serious imbalance in gender representation.
It is no exaggeration to say that many of the grooms have been robbed.
In some parts of India, there are still people who believe in ghost possession.
For example, a girl born with a tooth is usually considered a ghost.
In order to break this curse, they are first married to an animal such as a sheep or a dog.
Of course, it's just an exercise, and it's not really going to have sex.
When the exorcism succeeds, a girl can marry.
I'm sorrybali, indonesia: for the people of sindhi, bali, indonesia, there are 13 customs that regulate their wedding behaviour.
one of them is for the young boys and girls of adolescence, and when the date of the big marriage comes, six teeth must be sharp as a claw.
the six teeth, according to locals, represent greed, obscenity, dementia, slowness, suspicion and implausibility, while the prenuptial grinding of the teeth is intended to remove the evils of the new man.
in order to celebrate the best day of her life, her relatives and friends will be present and will be throwing down all kinds of filth on the bride, such as expired milk, leftovers, mud, asphalt...
this is not the end of it, and you'll get the bride drunk and then tie her to a tree so that she can find her own way out.
these practices are simple and good: if the bride can cope with these problems, then what's wrong with her marriage