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Take a look at the most
shocking and weird traditions from across the world, which will blow your mind
away.Baby Tossing: Believe it or
not, but in a shocking tradition followed in India, mainly in the Maharashtra
region, infants are tossed from the top of a temple, from around 15 meters.
According to this tradition, it is believed that this will bring good luck to
the child.
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Swallowing live fish to cure
Asthama: Asthma sufferers gather every June in the southern city of Hyderabad
to gulp down the fish stuffed with a yellow herbal paste, in the hope it will
help them breathe more easily. Reportedly, the 156-year-old treatment from
Hindu saint contains a secret formula of herbs.
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Swallowing live fish to cure Asthama
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Self-flagellation: Muharram
is the first month in the Islamic Calendar, and this was the month which marks
the anniversary of the Battle of Karbala, when Imam Hussein ibn Ali was killed,
followed by 72 warriors who were killed over the next ten days. Shi’a Muslims
in India, and also other countries like Pakistan and Bangladesh, mourn this event
by flogging their naked bodies with a bunch of chains known as ‘Matam’.
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Tongue Piercing: The piercing
is common in a number of religious festivals. In some regions, young boys and
sometimes girls take part in the ritual piercing.
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Bizarre Traditions Across the World
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Varuna Yajna: If monsoons are
delayed, in some parts of India Hindu
priests sit inside barrels containing water as they perform special prayers in
order to appease Varun Dev.
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