A collection of the most terrible rituals and customs

1. The ritual of gods and Buddhas in Buddhism This should be the longest, most painful, and bloodiest of all rituals-turning yourself into a mummy. This ritual is called "Sokushinbutsu". For three years, the monks ate only nuts and seeds to remove body fat and endure extreme hunger. Over the next three years, they began to eat wood and drink another poisonous tea, reaching a semi-dead state. In the end, they will be buried in the tomb not yet dead), with a small bell beside them. Until the moment of death, they would ring the bell every once in a while.

2. Bullet-ant gloves of Brazilian tribes Do you think you are man enough? Try what young people in Brazil's Sate-Mawe tribe have to go through. In Brazil's Satele-Mawe tribe, young men must put their hands into gloves filled with bullet ants and experience pain like being shot, which is why the ants are named), while boys cannot show any painful expressions for 20 minutes. At the same time, other people in the tribe sang and danced around them. Maybe you think this is too easy and forgot to tell you that everyone has to go through 20 such rituals.

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3. Hindu people stabbed their bodies with spears during the Dabason Festival in India to celebrate the birth of King Lugan and his heroic deeds in destroying the devil Soorapadman. During the festival, these believers are covered with various objects, including their tongues. As time went by, the festival became more and more astonishing and bloody, with people constantly wearing hooks and spears on their chests and faces, and some fanatics even wearing hooks on their backs and tying a cart with ropes.

4. Matasu's tongue sticks out and says "Ahhh Men expel Matsu, who represents the female side of their bodies, from their bodies and become real men. To speed up the process, they achieved the effect of inducing vomiting by swallowing the stems of certain plants and constantly fiddling with ears of reed. Likewise, their tongues would be pierced back and forth throughout the process.

5. Filipino suffering You definitely don 't think there will be bloody sacrifices like the crucifixion of Jesus in the world. But look at the Filipinos. They repeat the excruciating pain of Jesus 'crucifixion every Good Friday-by driving nails into people. Every year, men and women go through this horrific ritual, and many people on the street are barefoot and whip themselves. During that time, the streets were covered with blood.

6. Sun Dance Festival that pierces living people Sometimes, we think of Native Americans as kind people who are polite, peace-loving. However, the ritual of sun dancing is still followed by some Great Plains Indian tribes and has become very bloody. The Sun Dance Festival ceremony lasts for a total of 8 days and focuses on death and rebirth. Over several days of rituals, men will be pierced through their skin with designated objects, which symbolizes the tree of life. The ceremony was banned by the U.S. government in 1904, but today it is legalized again.

7. The Islamic Ashura Festival "Ashura" originated in Hebrew, meaning "the tenth day", generally referring to the origin of Hiji, January 10 th. It is said that this day was the day when Adan, Nuha, Ibrahim, Musa and other prophets were saved. It is also said that this day Allah created man, heaven, hell, etc., so this day is regarded as a sacred day. In 680, Ali's son Hussein was killed by the Umayyad Dynasty on that day, so this day became a day of mourning for Shiites to commemorate Hussein, and later developed into Ashura Day. Every year on this day, thousands of Shiite Muslims hold grand celebrations. Since then, Ashura Day has developed into the most important anniversary of Shiite Muslims. Many Shiite Muslims will whip themselves with chains to commemorate the death of Muhammad's grandson Hussein. The scene is really shocking!

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8. Chadak Ceremony in Bangladesh Gazipur, Bangladesh, an ancient religious ceremony on the last day of the Bangladeshi New Year, a Bangladeshi Hindu was hung by a hook. This expresses piety for God Shiva.

9. Haiti Voodoo Waterfall Baptism "Voodoo" originally means "elf". It turned out to be a mysterious religion popular in West Africa, Ghana and other places. In the 16th century, Haiti was reduced to a French colony. While white French colonists sold a large number of African black slaves to Haiti, they also brought primitive religions popular in Africa to Haiti. Later, these African black slaves mixed many complicated religious rituals of the Roman Catholic Church with local local religions, forming the mysterious, strange and terrifying Voodoo religion.

In Haiti, a day off is given every year to celebrate Voodoo Day. Hundreds of voodoo believers gathered to bathe under the waterfall during the Voodoo cult's annual celebration. Almost naked, the believers stood under the waterfall dancing and purifying themselves, believing that this would wash away their sins and bring good luck and health for the next year. Many Haiti people believe that if they do not participate in the voodoo cult, they will inevitably be harmed by it!

10. Muslim circumcision ritual Circumcision is a major life ritual common among all ethnic groups who believe in Islam. Circumcision is equivalent to Catholic and Christian baptism. Only after circumcision can the child become a qualified Muslim. The ethnic groups that practice circumcision are widely distributed around the world. Early circumcision generally used stone knives rather than metal knives, which shows that it has a long history. As a traditional etiquette, it is performed at or before puberty, and for some Arab peoples it is performed near marriage.

Male circumcision is to remove the long foreskin on a boy's penis. It is a major life ritual common to all ethnic groups who believe in Islam and belongs to a "holy act". Shariah stipulates that Muslim boys must undergo circumcision when they are 7 to 8 or 12 years old. Adults who have not performed can also make up for it.

Female circumcision is a practice in Africa and other places to cut off all of a girl's genitalia, including the clitoris, labia majora, and labia minora, without leaving any left, and then use wire and plant thorns to sew up the bloody wound, leaving only a small hole as thin as a matchstick outside the vagina. Female circumcision has always been carried out in private and individually. Except for a few people who go to hospitals to do it, most people, as always, are carried out by folk witch doctors, maternal assistants, or relatives and friends.

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11. Indian snake snake plays an important role in Hindu culture. Hindu believers worship snakes, regard them as the embodiment of "god", and believe that snakes can bring good luck, and cobras are especially revered. Hindu culture includes snake temples, snake villages, and snake dances. There is also a traditional Hindu festival-Snake Festival every year. Worshiping the snake god is an ancient religious ritual in India. Many Hindus will offer eggs and milk as offerings to the snake god on Snake Day.

Legend about the celebration: A farmer accidentally killed a small snake while farming. In retaliation, the mother snake came to the farmer's house and saw the farmer's eldest daughter devoutly worshiping the snake god Naga. The mother snake was moved by his sincerity and decided to let the farmer's family go and promise to protect the family.

On the Snake Festival in August every year, citizens of Shelalai, men, women and children, all go to the suburbs to catch snakes. They collect the captured snakes and place them in an ancient temple to "hoard" them. After dinner, they would come to the temple, rush to catch a snake or snakes with their bare hands, step out of the temple and start to have a carnival and dance with the snakes. Although many people will be bitten and entangled by snakes, they are proud of it. These people believe that being bitten and entangled by a snake means that there will be no disaster or disease in this life.

12. Thai Vegetarian Festival In early October every year, temples on Phuket, Thailand's largest island, hold a 9-day vegetarian festival. Devout Buddhists abstain from eating meat and some vegetables. Other events include welcoming ceremonies for nine saints around the world, parades, China statue parade and many special performances that will leave you stunned, said to be inspired by God. During this period, local Chinese residents strictly abide by the ten-day fast and only eat vegetarian foods to purify their souls and accumulate merit. Religious services are held in various Chinese temples and temples, as well as wonderful performances such as stepping on hot charcoal barefoot and climbing knife ladders.