Statistics: The most amazing tradition or ritual

Every three years, local residents extract the bodies of their deceased relatives from their graves to perform a manene or "purification" ceremony.

The Shinto fertility Festival is celebrated on March 15th.Tents are being set up on the territory of the temple, where various phallic products are sold – lollipops in the form of a penis, key chains, wooden figurines.

If you haven't met your soulmate at the age of 25. In this case, your friends will pull on a garland of socks. And for every few socks you will be asked to drink an alcoholic drink.

A man dressed as a yellow demon jumps over several babies. This ritual is a kind of baptism that cleanses children born last year from sin and protects them from diseases.

As soon as the girl becomes a teenager (usually at the age of 13-15), her father builds her a separate hut. From now on, the girl can invite young people there for the night

On the island of Pentecost in Vanuatu, this ritual performed by men ensures a good harvest. They jump from high wooden towers, having previously tied vines to their ankles

The initiate takes a small child, shakes it in the air, pronounces ritual words and throws it down, a stretched blanket is already waiting for the child below, which is held by several men. This is happening in India

The famous Spanish festival, also known as the Battle of Tomatoes

To prepare for the wedding, the girls' families begin force—feeding - the bride-to-be is supposed to eat 16,000 calories a day

During the Yulin Festival in China, according to Chinese belief, people eat dog meat for good luck and health.

This day is spent by the locals in complete silence and prayers. No one leaves the rooms, especially outside the gates of the house. No one is doing anything, and certainly not lighting a fire, making loud noises.

During the religious festival of Thaipusam, Hindus demonstrate their devotion to the god Murugan by piercing various parts of their bodies

Members of this tribe perform a painful ritual called "ikipalin", they cut off their fingers to show their grief at funeral ceremonies.

The bride is being doused with mud on the wedding day! Moreover, with the dirtiest and smelliest mud that you can think of. Mud is prepared specially, with all care and thoroughness

The tradition goes back to 1848, when Austrian troops suppressed the revolution in Hungary — and clinked glasses, celebrating the victory

Spitting is considered a sign of respect.The Maasai always spit on their palms before shaking hands, doing the same thing with newlyweds and newborns.

The ceremony of filing teeth indicates that its participant is entering the adult period of life

In South Africa, in honor of the New Year, residents throw old furniture out of windows or from balconies. It is believed that this act symbolizes the replacement of the old with the new.

Old people are put on an ice floe and sent to sea, giving them the opportunity to starve to death or freeze to death

During the ritual, a person is made incisions in the skin with bamboo fragments. The resulting notches resemble crocodile skin. The people of this tribe believe that crocodiles are the creators of humans.

Venezuelans enjoy a relaxed pace, even when it comes to some kind of business, and for large public events, being late simply means a spectacular appearance.

In China, according to one ritual, a husband should carry his pregnant wife over the coals, while his feet should be bare. It is believed that this act will allow a woman to give birth easily.

In different cultures, there is a way for children to get rid of lost baby teeth. In Greece, they are thrown on the roof.

Before the wedding, the Germans hold a ceremony during which they break the dishes. It is believed that this brings happiness and a cloudless family life

In the Indonesian community of Tidun, newly married newlyweds are not allowed to take a bath for three days.

The Satere-Mave tribe lives in Brazil. To become a man, a boy must put his hand in a glove with bullet ants, which are also called bullet ants, and endure their bites for 10 minutes

When a member of the Yanomami tribe dies, his body is burned. Ashes and bones are added to plantain soup, and then the relatives of the deceased drink this soup

The main type of burial in Tibet.According to beliefs, a person should benefit at all stages of life. Therefore, the dead body is fed to the birds as a last act of charity.

A Hindu festival during which believers worship live snakes or their images.

After such a ritual, the persistent aroma of the spice lingers on the human body for a very long time. Therefore, anyone can approach him and make an acquaintance.

The inhabitants of Madagascar exhume the bodies of their relatives every seven years and dance with them to show love and reverence for their ancestors, as well as take care of them.

Chinese girls cry for a whole month before the wedding. In China, they take marriage very seriously.The more tears, the happier the family life.