The Creepiest Traditions In The World That Are Actually Still Done Today

By Editorial Staff in Bizarre On 1st December 2016
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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.

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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.

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Thaipusam

Thaipusam involves more piercing. Again, it is a way for Hindus to show devotion.

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Tooth Filing

Bali women file their teeth before marriage. It's to ward off jealousy and greed.

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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.