Its strange and shocking that people still follow these traditions !
The Creepiest Traditions In The World That Are Actually Still Done Today
Bullet ant gloves.
An Amazonian tribe has an stunning coming of age ritual. Boys must wear gloves filled with bullet ants.
Hindu Thaipusam Festival
Hindus pierce themseleves as part of this ritual. It's to show devotion to Lord Murugan.
Bomena
An interesting ritual in the Himalayas involves guys breaking into girls' homes at night. They spend the night with them, but if they're caught, they must marry the girl.
Yanomami
Yanomami tribe members actually drink their relative's corpse when they die. The ashes are made into a soup.
Thaipusam
Thaipusam involves more piercing. Again, it is a way for Hindus to show devotion.
Tooth Filing
Bali women file their teeth before marriage. It's to ward off jealousy and greed.
Baby Throwing
Indian babies are sometimes thrown off temples. The fifty foot drop is met with people at the bottom catching the babies with a cloth.
