Some Strange Traditions That Would Freak You Out

Here is a write-up of some strange traditions. It's scary what some people do in the name of tradition,

http://www.trifter.com/Africa/Strange-Traditions-of-the-World-You-Probably-Didnt-Know-About.91665

Na wa oh is right! 

The practice of making eunuchs to serve in royal courts isn't new. It was even recorded in the Bible. The ancient Benin kingdom had eunuchs at the Oba's court too.

About the Sati, I saw it first in an India movie last year (forgotten the name; darn thing was quite hard to pronounce). Anyway, we had a version of it practiced by the Igbo's and some parts of Yorubaland before colonization by the British. After the death of an "obi" or "igwe" (this is of the Igbo), head-hunters are sent out to get human heads to bury the dead monarch with. In some communities, the dead obi's wives and slaves were buried with him. Something similar went on on the yoruba side, but i can't remember exactly the details.

But all that was in the past. All such customs have been abolished now.