The Yoruba’s are one of the most popular ethnic group in Africa, they are majorly found in the southwestern part of Nigeria and also found in Benin and northern Togo.

Every ethnic group is guided by culture and tradition, most of these cultural practices were introduced by the founding fathers of these ethnic groups and are meant to regulate the moral order of the society.

These taboos came to be by people who secernate that certain things were normally approved or disapproved by the deity.

The Yoruba has a lot of cultural practices which are so valued despite the westernization by white colonist.

In Yoruba land they are acts which are considered abominable with great consequences that follow the defaulters.

Here are the 7 acts that are considered taboo in Yoruba culture and traditions

1. A Baby Falling From its Mothers Back.
In Yoruba land it is an abomination for a strapped baby to falls from its mothers back.

It is believed that if a male child falls from his mother’s back he will definitely lose his wife when he gets married and if a female child falls from her mother’s back her lover will surely die on top of her when she grows up.

So if by chance a baby falls from its mothers back, the mother must perform some atonement sacrifice to avert such misfortune for the child when he or she grows up
2. Whistling at Night.

Whistling at night is considered a taboo in Yoruba land because it is believed to attract Demons and evil spirits also they believe Whistling at night attracts reptiles and other dangerous animals.

Therefore folks in Yoruba are prohibited from Whistling at night.
3. The Royal crown

The king must not peer inside the royal crown. Under no circumstance should a king gaze inside the royal crown, the day he does so, is the day he joins his ancestors. The king is allowed to peer inside the royal crown if they insist on committing suicide.

4. Committing Suicide

Taking your life is condemnable and considered is a serious abomination in Yorubaland. When such abomination is committed the body is not buried unless some sacred sacrifice is performed to appease the gods.

If the sacrifice is not the body of such individuals will be dashed into the evil forest or outside the town to avoid invoking the wrath of the gods on the land. The family of an individual that commits suicide will be tainted forever in the community.
5. Same-sex Marriage

Same-sex marriage is forbidden in Yorubaland. Westerners may have legalized same-sex marriage and still pushing for it to be legalized in most African countries but it remains an abomination in Yoruba culture

Read more here: https://gistafrika.com/taboos-abomination-in-yorubaland/

Incest

Cannibalism

Beating of parents or royalty

Killing of Albinos

Desecration of Sacred items or sites

Kings don't usually eat or dance in public

Some kings don't see infants or dead bodies

Bestiality

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Incest

Cannibalism

Beating of parents or royalty

Killing of Albinos

Desecration of Sacred items or sites

Kings don't usually eat or dance in public

Some kings don't see infants or dead bodies

Bestiality

But all these things happen, don't they?

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But all these things happen, don't they?

Yes
That's why they said laws are meant to be broken