8+ Weirdest cultures in the world/ interesting cultures

8+ Weirdest cultures in the world, compiled here. We have different cultures in the world. When visiting a place, it is important to know their culture. Knowing a culture of a place will help you avoid some things which they might not love. For instance, when asking for salt in some places in Egypt is considered as a disrespect to the host.

There are more other cultures which you may find very different from what you are used to. Some cultures in our list have also attracted visitors who what to witness. In this article, I have created a list of weirdest cultures in the world. Without further ado, below are the cultures we have for you in our list.

Bride buying in Bulgaria

This is also one of the 8+ weirdest cultures in the world. We normally take our time in looking for a partner then make them a bride and then wife. However, there are some places in the world where one can chip into the market and buy a bride. The bride market is normally opened in Bulgaria where individuals can buy brides.

This business in Bulgaria attracts tens of thousands individuals. We have buyers and also a good number of brides aged between 13 and 20 years. According to the women in Bulgaria, their main role is to take care of home and family. If you are a lady, you might find this culture to be very interesting.

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Famadihana – Dancing with the dead

This culture is practiced in Madagascar among the Malagasy tribe. The famadihana custom allows people to spend time with the dead as they dance with the bodies. It is a very astonishing and one of weirdest cultures in the world. The bodies of the ancestors are first brought from the burial place then wrapped on fresh clothes.

People can then dance on live music while carrying the dead. This ritual is normally done once in every seven years. However, the culture is slowly declining due to modernization. It is absolutely one of the 8+ Weirdest cultures in the world.

Eating the dead ash in Venezuela and Brazil

This is also one of the 8+ weirdest cultures in the world. You can’t imagine people being cannibals, it is a very weird thing. We had to include this tradition in our list of weirdest cultures in the world. The people believe that this tradition has a positive influence.

They believe that eating the ash of the dead will make the dead memorable forever. The clan that practice this is the Yonamamo people on Venezuela, and Brazil. The tradition doesn’t allow them to keep any body parts, therefore everything is burned and crashed. Thereafter, it is divided to all the family members as they consume.

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“Don’t let Go” the dead in Indonesia

This is another culture considered to be one of the 8+ weirdest cultures in the world. An island in Indonesia called Sulawesi allows the corps of the dead to reside with the family. They believe that the dead may have a prolonged life by allowing their bodies to spend time with the leaving. They compare this incident with the leaving spending time with the sick loved ones.

The period they’ll spend with their loved ones depends on the financial ability of the family. The approximate period they may spend with the dead ranges from several weeks to years. When the body is finally buried, they’ll have to make a sacrifice of a buffalo to their ancestors. The buffalo acts as a vehicle for the afterlife.

Finger Cutting when someone dies in Indonesia

This is also one of the 8+ weirdest cultures in the world. I can’t imagine loosing my finger when one dies. This tradition is practiced among the Dani tribe situated in Indonesia. When a family member dies, besides emotional suffering, women also have to suffer physically, it is unbelievable, and weird. To induce the physical pain, they will have to cut a portion of their fingers.

The reason behind this practice is to “satisfy ancestral ghosts” according to them. Maybe you are wondering why men don’t practice the finger cutting process, i am also with you. However, this custom is rarely practiced nowadays for sanity sake.

Carrying pregnant wife over burning coal in China

This is another one of the weirdest cultures in the world. The tradition is practiced in China where a husband has to carry his pregnant wife through burning charcoal with his bare feet. Personal, I can’t imagine this happening to me, it might be a very painful culture.

The reason why the husband has to go through all that pain is to easy wife pain while on labour. What a culture and absolutely one of the 8+ Weirdest cultures in the world.

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Wearing bullet aunt gloves by Mawe tribe in Amazon

This culture is also among the 8+ weirdest cultures in the world. Some traditions aren’t that easy and may involve a lot of pain. Normally, when a man grows, age may also come with some responsibilities. However, the Satare Mawe tribe gives boys aged from as young as 12 years a test.

The boys are required to wear a glove containing bullets Ants. If you don’t know much about this Ants, they are considered to have very painful stings which may even lead to paralysis. This tradition is practiced in order to judge weather the boys have what it takes to become a man. They may face this living hell for up to 20 times. In order to pass the test, the boys have to rest their hands on the glove for about 10 minutes.

Wearing rings to have giraffes neck in Thailand

The Karen tribe in Thailand have a very long neck and it seems they normally go a long way to get that giraffes neck. The woman in this tribe strive to have the longest neck by wearing Rings.

The reason why they strive to achieve this, they believe that a long neck is a sign of elegance and beauty. The girls start wearing Rings at an early age. As they grow, at least 5 rings are added on top. It is absolutely one of the 8+ weirdest cultures in the world.

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Throwing babies

This practice is common in Maharashtra, India in a village called Solapur. The newborn in the area are tossed from a 50 ft tower as people wait in the foot of the tower with sheets where the baby will land safely. They believe that the practice will give their baby a long healthy Life that is full of luck. We had to include it into this list of 8+ weirdest cultures in the world.

Final word

Those are the 8+ weirdest cultures in the world. Some of the cultures are now fading away due to modernization. Those are not the only weird cultures in world. We have more other cultures that are weird and you can also share some cultures you have come across in the comments section.