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10 Oddest Traditions Still Used In Africa by Nobody: 6:53am On Aug 24, 2016
1. Wife swapping
This is done in Namibia in some of its tribes. Best friends can arrange the wife swapping and sleep with another woman not calling it cheating! It’s just a part of their culture, but people talk of rape. If these women do not give their consent to such swapping, it’s a rape!

Re: 10 Oddest Traditions Still Used In Africa by Nobody: 6:54am On Aug 24, 2016
2. Beating the suitor
It is practiced in Fulani tribe. If two suitors wish to date and marry one girl, they have to battle and beat each other to win her over.

Re: 10 Oddest Traditions Still Used In Africa by Nobody: 6:55am On Aug 24, 2016
3. Tribal marks
Nigerian Yoruba tribe is the one who used to scar people. There are also two tribes, one in Ethiopia and another one in Sudan, where people do it too.

Re: 10 Oddest Traditions Still Used In Africa by Nobody: 6:56am On Aug 24, 2016
4. Female circumcision
This is a horrible tradition when little girls get mutilated in their private parts. Later on, when a husband is ready to disvirgin her, he has to cut her open with the knife. During the circumcision, many girls get infected and even die.

Re: 10 Oddest Traditions Still Used In Africa by Nobody: 6:57am On Aug 24, 2016
5. Killing deformed babies
In Ghana and Benin, they used to believe that these kids were possessed by evil spirits and they killed them.

Re: 10 Oddest Traditions Still Used In Africa by Nobody: 6:58am On Aug 24, 2016
6. Puberty rite
Both men and women have to undergo much pain and suffering to become “adults”. Such practices are common for Africa.

Re: 10 Oddest Traditions Still Used In Africa by Nobody: 7:00am On Aug 24, 2016
7. Sacrificing humans
Nigeria, Tanzania, Ghana and Uganda are among the countries, where they still at times practice such sacrifices to the deities. Thank God, in the most parts the killings are prohibited and unacceptable

Re: 10 Oddest Traditions Still Used In Africa by troy9090: 7:11am On Aug 24, 2016
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Re: 10 Oddest Traditions Still Used In Africa by braimeddy: 7:18am On Aug 24, 2016
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Re: 10 Oddest Traditions Still Used In Africa by Nobody: 8:20am On Aug 24, 2016
8. Stealing the bride
The guy with his friends first kidnaps the girl to marry her and only then lets her family know about his intentions.

Re: 10 Oddest Traditions Still Used In Africa by Nobody: 8:21am On Aug 24, 2016
9. Spitting to bless
In Zambia, the father spits on his daughter the bride to bless her and wish her all the best.

Re: 10 Oddest Traditions Still Used In Africa by Nobody: 8:22am On Aug 24, 2016
And the weirdest...

10. Stretching lips
It is still practiced in Ethiopia by some tribes. They insert large wooden plates into the women’s lips and the one with the biggest plate is deemed to be the prettiest.

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