The Korowai Tribe in New Guinea –
cannibalism:

This may be the most horrifying practice
from one of the tribes , but believe me
when I say that this practice is still more
effective with the current economy where the
cost of living has greatly escalated . You
don’ t necessarily have to die of hunger when
a few of you can be kept alive by simply
feeding on their friends and family members .
In fact , this practice has, for a very long time ,
been practiced by the Korowai natives. And
since this tribe is greatly isolated from the
rest of the world , the natives of this land still
practice cannibalism with the seriousness
that their forefathers had. And according to a
native of this land , korowai people will at any
time kill and eat a KhaKhua . For those that
don’ t know , a Khakhua is a witch doctor who
is believed to eat the inside of people ( eating
people ’ s intestines is considered as a taboo
in Korowai) . And in order to punish him,
Korowai people will first torture him , kill him
and then eat his brains before feasting on the
rest of the body .

The Maasai in Kenya and Tanzania —
Female Genital Mutilation:

For a very long time , the Maasai have been
circumcising their women just to prevent
them from engaging in sex until they are
married. This practice , as justified by some of
the Maasai elders , is more important in the
Maasai culture as it helps in controlling
women libido. As a result , a maasai woman
will always refrain from sexual fantasizes
until she is ready for marriage . The shocking
part is that a woman Instruments will be cut off
using a sharp object , and she should bear the
pain without any form of anesthetic .


The suri and the Surma tribes in
Ethiopia — Men fighting to impress a
lady for marriage:

While you can easily meet a girl on -line and
ask her to marry you, the Suri and Surma
men have to fight and win so that they can
get a woman to marry . According to one
particular Suri elder, a Suri man must
perform a ritual that involves covering his
body and face with clay , and then walk naked
while carrying an 8 feet pole –this ceremony
is generally referred to as Donga by the
natives of this land. After that , he will be
required to engage other single men in a fight
as a large number of unmarried Surma
women watch and patiently wait to choose
the winners as their husband


Hamer tribe in South - western Ethiopia
–Women bull jumping:

This may be seen as a difficult thing to
happen in the current world, but to Hamer
women from the South - western Ethiopia it ’ s
more like a normal phase of life . The worst
part is that before you can be allowed to
engage in this ritual ( bull jumping ritual) ,
you’ ll first have to go through a series of
whipping on both the back and buttocks until
there are some scars that will signify that
you’ ve already gone through the ritual and
you’ re now a grown woman who is very
ready for marriage . A Hammer man , on the
other hand , can marry up- to four women and
in case he dies , then all his properties will
be equally distributed amongst the wives but
not the children.


The Zulu tribes in South Africa —
circumcision rites:

Zulu teenage boys have to undergo a bizarre
circumcision rite to become men . Normally in
Zulu , these boys will be abducted and then
taken to a secret place that can only be
accessed by elderly women who bring them
food and drinks. They are then covered in
white dust before being allowed to use sharp
blades or rocks to circumcise themselves . As
a result , most of them generally end up
having disfigured genitals; and some even die
during the process . The wounds are normally
treated and dressed using mad or animal
waste , and may take up- to four months
before these boys are completely healed .


The Hausa tribes in Nigeria — Bloody
boxing:

The Saharan Hausa people have their own
traditional boxing practice that they call
Dambe. This sport, though considered illegal ,
is still practiced by some people and it
generally involves using feet, head and fist to
hit an opponent. They also use a Dambe
Karfe ( a hand held puncing ) or a mazagi ( a
fist layer with protruding pieces of glasses) to
pound on their enemies . Even though it may
seem like a dangerous game , some Hausa
people still enjoy this sport and will even pay
to watch or participate in it .

Terrible

no pictures ?

francleanflexy: no pictures ?

manage am like dat, una too like pictures

Ukuthwalwa
In South Africa, ukuthwala is the practice of abducting young girls and forcing them into marriage, often with the consent of their parents. The practice occurs mainly in rural parts of South Africa, in particular the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal . The girls who are involved in this practice are frequently under-aged, including some as young as eight. The practice received negative publicity, with media reporting in 2009 that more than 20 Eastern Cape girls are forced to drop out of school every month because of ukuthwala.[/b]

AfricanApple: manage am like dat, una too like pictures

Madam, you no put "sauce" too.



I'd rather remain single than fight so dat a woman gon pick me...i no be animal jare.

Hehe

More to the list:

Wife Swapping

Wife swapping among Namibia’s nomadic tribes has been practised for generations.

The practise is more of a gentlemen's agreement where pals can have sex with eachothers' wives with no strings attached.

Nigeria needs this culture, it would foster friendship and unity

Kidnapping your bride

In the Sudanese Latuka tribe, when a man wants to marry a woman, he kidnaps her. Elderly members of his family go and ask the girl's father for her hand in marriage, and if he agrees, the father beats the man as a sign of acceptance of the union.

Spitting your hellos

Members of the Maasai tribe in Kenya and Tanzania spit as a way of greeting. Spitting plays another role: men spit on newborns and say they're bad, in the belief that if they praise a baby, it will be cursed. Maasai warriors will also spit in their hands before shaking the hand of an elder.

For the records, grooms wear veils somewhere in Algeria

AirborneLacer: Hehe

More to the list:

Wife Swapping

Wife swapping among Namibia’s nomadic tribes has been practised for generations.

The practise is more of a gentlemen's agreement where pals can have sex with eachothers' wives with no strings attached.

Nigeria needs this culture, it would foster friendship and unity

Kidnapping your bride

In the Sudanese Latuka tribe, when a man wants to marry a woman, he kidnaps her. Elderly members of his family go and ask the girl's father for her hand in marriage, and if he agrees, the father beats the man as a sign of acceptance of the union.

Spitting your hellos

Members of the Maasai tribe in Kenya and Tanzania spit as a way of greeting. Spitting plays another role: men spit on newborns and say they're bad, in the belief that if they praise a baby, it will be cursed. Maasai warriors will also spit in their hands before shaking the hand of an elder.

horrible horrors

iyke926:
Madam, you no put "sauce" too.



I'd rather remain single than fight so dat a woman gon pick me...i no be animal jare.

if you were there you will do it

The Korowai are not African, they are from New Guinea in the Pacific islands. They are Melanesians not Africans.

What makes it horrible

Let's not use our culture for yardstick to judge others , besides I have heard of yoruba practicing female mutilation too

Thank God mine never practiced anything weird
I think that should b the word :weird not horrible or maybe unique anyway I'm out

I honestly don't see what's so bad about Hausa Dambe. Bloody martial arts exist in every part of the world. You have Asian martial arts (some more bloody and deadlier than others). You have the MMA in the Americas, you have Boxing, etc. etc. Hausa Dambe is not bad. Though I don't believe in people beating one another up, understand that it is a sport that some people nowadays get paid to do.

AfricanApple: The Korowai Tribe in New Guinea –
cannibalism:


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edit.

AfricanApple: [

Ok, i basically edited out my previous comment in what i said, it was meant as a insult, which i apologize for, and i did read your former comment. However you should do likewise and edit the tribe from New Guinea in your original post which is the proper thing to do, since they are not African.

CAMNEWTON4PRES: What makes it horrible

Let's not use our culture for yardstick to judge others , besides I have heard of yoruba practicing female mutilation too

Thank God mine never practiced anything weird
I think that should b the word :weird not horrible or maybe unique anyway I'm out

well, no one is using culture to judge anyone here it may be what is good for tribe is horrible to another, u should understand dat. well I edited it

AfricanApple: well, no one is using culture to judge anyone here it may be what is good for tribe is horrible to another, u should understand dat. well I edited it

AfricanApple Edit The Korowai Tribe from New Guinea out of your original post. Again they are not African, since the topic is African focus, we should stick with that. This makes you look ignorant by keeping it there, since myself and Fulaman corrected. So correct your mistake!

MisterG:

AfricanApple Edit The Korowai Tribe from New Guinea out of your original post. Again they are not African, since the topic is African focus, we should stick with that. This makes you look ignorant by keeping it there, since myself and Fulaman corrected. So correct your mistake!

why d concern. well I heard u

I don't want to remove that tribe, but I've removed d african

AfricanApple: [

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Lol weird weirder weirdly weirdness choi

Wats more weird compared to sum one farting n d pple present smilin n applauding him? Little wonder y nigeria is derailin

The comments are weirder.

kingston277:
The comments are weirder.

Sorry for the gods .