Nigeria has a range of cultural practices, ranging from the Magun to witch hunting and female circumcision and some just seem weird.

In this modern era, some of the practices which are considered a means of preserving cultural values and norms may appear strange and may even be considered outrageous by people from other parts of the world.

Let’s take a look at 7 cultural practices among various tribes in Nigeria which some may consider strange.

1. Sharo Festival:

“Sharo” means flogging. It is a public ceremony that demonstrates to the society that a young man has come of age, and may take a wife. The young participant is continuously whipped by someone else, called a challenger, but he must show no signs of pain.

The Sharo cultural festival as a major event in the Fulani settlements attracts people from all works of life to witness the bravery spectacle exhibited by the young and energetic Fulanis. Usually held in a market place for a week, the festival displays the test of endurance and elicit the strength and perseverance of young males to withstand the pain emanating from severe flogging.

2. The Magun:
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The Nigerian society frowns at adultery. The Yoruba ethnic group has a powerful juju (black magic) called Magun for adulterers and most times the outcome is not palatable as the offender could lose his life. The Magun is placed in married woman without her being aware of it either by her husband or his family. If she commits adultery, her lover could end up losing his life or getting stuck while in the act.

3. Inheritance Practices:

The inheritance practices are rooted in the belief by many that the wife herself is a property that can be passed around. In some Nigerian cultures, when a man dies, the wife could be inherited by one of the man’s brothers. However, these days, greedy relatives use it as a way to access the late man’s wealth. This practice is becoming a thing of the past as more women are becoming enlightened and rejecting it.

4. Widowhood Practice:

As if it is not enough that a woman lost her partner to the cold hands of death, she would be subjected to further humiliation to prove she has no hand in his death. In some Nigerian cultures, the widow is forced to drink water used in washing her husband’s corpse. Family members of the deceased also forcefully shave her hair and make her sleep with the corpse. This is done to prove that the widow is not responsible for her husband’s death. This culture is gradually going out of practice.

5. The Servicehood or Nwaboy Phenomenon:

This is mostly practiced by the Igbos. The Nwaboy or servant serves the master in return for settlement, often in the form of an automobile spare part shop; electronics or super market. During this period, the Nwaboy stays under the masters’ tutelage for an agreed number of years to learn the ropes of the business. After he faithfully serves his master for the number of years, he is rewarded. Sometimes, it is not advantageous to the Nwaboy as the master ends up cheating him out of his reward.

6. Female Circumcision

Many tribes in Africa still follow this scary tradition. Nigeria is one of the countries in Africa where female circumcision is widely practiced. For men, circumcision is partial or complete removal of foreskin around the genitals and for women it is removal of genitals. This is meant to preserve the chastity of women. As the level of education increases, the likelihood of supporting the practice of female circumcision reduces and regular use of media of communication such as radio and television is an influential factor against the practice of female circumcision in Nigeria.

7. Witch Hunting:

This is practiced mostly among the Edos. If a man or woman is suspected of practicing witchcraft due to strange occurrences or deaths in the family or community, he or she will be taken to a witch doctor. The suspect undergoes all kinds of torture to force the truth out of them and they end up confessing. The confession is enforced by the witch doctor and if the suspect is found guilty, he or she will be ex-communicated from the community.

Thanks Panel of Judges ... I hope i am able to convince you that there are unnoticeable cultural practice in Nigeria.

Ok

AfricanApple:
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 .

@op that no 1 is not an african country, its papua new guinea is @ an island near australia close to solomon island its known for cannibalism like you said thank you.

How did this get to front page

Its not weird

Its simply culture that defines a man.

they say if u want 2 marry a fulani woman,u'll be given 100 strokes of cain,chineke!!,i cnt survive 50,(dunno,if it wz tru though!)

This is total barbaric.

2. The Magun:
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The Nigerian society frowns at adultery. The Yoruba ethnic group has a powerful juju (black magic) called Magun for adulterers and most times the outcome is not palatable as the offender could lose his life. The Magun is placed in married woman without her being aware of it either by her husband or his family. If she commits adultery, her lover could end up losing his life or getting stuck while in the act.

Nigerian men won't like this. They too like fucking married women.

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.

If that wife swapping thing was still in existence, I'll have reduce the male population

hmm..

Chibok
The practice of abducting young females and marrying them of to unknown husbands while their male counterparts are either killed or used as rebels... This tradition has ever since come into play and is still in practice ..... Loooool

I know of a tribe. 4give me, can't remember but in d remotest part of Abuja. One of my mum's colleague at her former workplace, a Fulani learned man from Gombe was invited to d wedding. A very crazy one indeed.

D young maidens happen to be virgins. They'll be lined up maybe in tens i.e, d young women and asked to bend wt dia asses up exposing dia vaginas. They don't wear clothes there coz its typical bushman kingdom.

D young men will come each, also wt ropes going round dia asses. By then dia joysticks are hard after stimulation. They'll be asked to run to d young women. If any man's penis enters d woman's vagina, then he'll be cheered and they become husband and wife. But if not, then till next year.

Chai! Wat a crazy culture. Not unique I must say

Hmmmmmm na wa o

yaskarahyelhope:
I know of a tribe. 4give me, can't remember but in d remotest part of Abuja. One of my mum's colleague at her former workplace, a Fulani learned man from Gombe was invited to d wedding. A very crazy one indeed.

D young maidens happen to be virgins. They'll be lined up maybe in tens i.e, d young women and asked to bend wt dia asses up exposing dia vaginas. They don't wear clothes there coz its typical bushman kingdom.

D young men will come each, also wt ropes going round dia asses. By then dia joysticks are hard after stimulation. They'll be asked to run to d young women. If any man's penis enters d woman's vagina, then he'll be cheered and they become husband and wife. But if not, then till next year.

Chai! Wat a crazy culture. Not unique I must say

laff wan kill me...looooool....

African tribes and their horrible practices.......



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1. Sharo Festival:

“Sharo” means flogging. It is a public ceremony that demonstrates to the society that a young man has come of age, and may take a wife. The young participant is continuously whipped by someone else, called a challenger, but he must show no signs of pain.

The Sharo cultural festival as a major event in the Fulani settlements attracts people from all works of life to witness the bravery spectacle exhibited by the young and energetic Fulanis. Usually held in a market place for a week, the festival displays the test of endurance and elicit the strength and perseverance of young males to withstand the pain emanating from severe flogging.

2. The Magun:
Advertisement

The Nigerian society frowns at adultery. The Yoruba ethnic group has a powerful juju (black magic) called Magun for adulterers and most times the outcome is not palatable as the offender could lose his life. The Magun is placed in married woman without her being aware of it either by her husband or his family. If she commits adultery, her lover could end up losing his life or getting stuck while in the act.

3. Inheritance Practices:

The inheritance practices are rooted in the belief by many that the wife herself is a property that can be passed around. In some Nigerian cultures, when a man dies, the wife could be inherited by one of the man’s brothers. However, these days, greedy relatives use it as a way to access the late man’s wealth. This practice is becoming a thing of the past as more women are becoming enlightened and rejecting it.

4. Widowhood Practice:

As if it is not enough that a woman lost her partner to the cold hands of death, she would be subjected to further humiliation to prove she has no hand in his death. In some Nigerian cultures, the widow is forced to drink water used in washing her husband’s corpse. Family members of the deceased also forcefully shave her hair and make her sleep with the corpse. This is done to prove that the widow is not responsible for her husband’s death. This culture is gradually going out of practice.

6. Female Circumcision

Many tribes in Africa still follow this scary tradition. Nigeria is one of the countries in Africa where female circumcision is widely practiced. For men, circumcision is partial or complete removal of foreskin around the genitals and for women it is removal of genitals. This is meant to preserve the chastity of women. As the level of education increases, the likelihood of supporting the practice of female circumcision reduces and regular use of media of communication such as radio and television is an influential factor against the practice of female circumcision in Nigeria.

I smell wahala on this thread as it progress. Cos some tribalists may hijack it.

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]

Nobody

Y must everything be abt d woman. D man nko. d woman no fit wear am anything in case im go bang Anoda woman outside? Abi for women wey die, men aren't held responsible Abi? As for d circumcision, Na was O!
Kai! Women don see nwi!!!!

Y must everything be abt d woman. D man nko. d woman no fit wear am anything in case im go bang Anoda woman outside? Abi for women wey die, men aren't held responsible Abi? As for d circumcision, Na wa O!
Kai! Women don see nwi!!!!

Dark ugly practices

I also heard dat tivi (naija) men uses their wives 2Entertain their visitors .......how true

yaskarahyelhope:
Y must everything be abt d woman. D man nko. d woman no fit wear am anything in case im go bang Anoda woman outside? Abi for women wey die, men aren't held responsible Abi? As for d circumcision, Na wa O!
Kai! Women don see nwi!!!!

Even your precious foreign religions(Both Christianity and Islam) frown on women. It is a sin for them to speak for their right, god probably hate women .

yaskarahyelhope:

1. Sharo Festival:

“Sharo” means flogging. It is a public ceremony that demonstrates to the society that a young man has come of age, and may take a wife. The young participant is continuously whipped by someone else, called a challenger, but he must show no signs of pain.

The Sharo cultural festival as a major event in the Fulani settlements attracts people from all works of life to witness the bravery spectacle exhibited by the young and energetic Fulanis. Usually held in a market place for a week, the festival displays the test of endurance and elicit the strength and perseverance of young males to withstand the pain emanating from severe flogging.

2. The Magun:
Advertisement

The Nigerian society frowns at adultery. The Yoruba ethnic group has a powerful juju (black magic) called Magun for adulterers and most times the outcome is not palatable as the offender could lose his life. The Magun is placed in married woman without her being aware of it either by her husband or his family. If she commits adultery, her lover could end up losing his life or getting stuck while in the act.

3. Inheritance Practices:

The inheritance practices are rooted in the belief by many that the wife herself is a property that can be passed around. In some Nigerian cultures, when a man dies, the wife could be inherited by one of the man’s brothers. However, these days, greedy relatives use it as a way to access the late man’s wealth. This practice is becoming a thing of the past as more women are becoming enlightened and rejecting it.

4. Widowhood Practice:

As if it is not enough that a woman lost her partner to the cold hands of death, she would be subjected to further humiliation to prove she has no hand in his death. In some Nigerian cultures, the widow is forced to drink water used in washing her husband’s corpse. Family members of the deceased also forcefully shave her hair and make her sleep with the corpse. This is done to prove that the widow is not responsible for her husband’s death. This culture is gradually going out of practice.

6. Female Circumcision

Many tribes in Africa still follow this scary tradition. Nigeria is one of the countries in Africa where female circumcision is widely practiced. For men, circumcision is partial or complete removal of foreskin around the genitals and for women it is removal of genitals. This is meant to preserve the chastity of women. As the level of education increases, the likelihood of supporting the practice of female circumcision reduces and regular use of media of communication such as radio and television is an influential factor against the practice of female circumcision in Nigeria.

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viczing:


@op that no 1 is not an african country, its papua new guinea is @ an island near australia close to solomon island its known for cannibalism like you said thank you.

well, the topic didn't mention 'africa'

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Fulaman198:
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.

My brother tell them o. We are so quick to condemn it as primitive yet encourage Asian crude martial arts

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]

Ok, now I know where B.H got the idea from. But dem no take permission from the chibok parents.

The tribe is nigerian leaders, have the culture of corruption, of being useless, wicked and lack the fear of God.