Hey, am sure you must of noticed the various cultural practices that surround you. Everywhere you turn to on this planet Earth, the existence of culture just cant be left unnoticed.
Though some people around the world practice body modifications that will put
punks to shame. Even though many of these rituals seem extremely painful
to us, they carry a strong meaning in some countries.
Below is a list of nine of these modifications:
1. Facial scarification
Men of the Dinka tribe in South Sudan scar their faces with three
lines across the forehead. It is a sign of courage. This practice marks
the transition to manhood.
2. Body scarification
Sepik River tribes in Papua, New Guinea practice scarification as
part of an initiation ceremony for men. The elders use razor blades to
cut the young men in a pattern that looks like the rough skin of an
alligator.
3. Wooden Plugs
The Apatani tribe resides in the Ziro valley in Arunachal Pradesh,
India. Apatani women were amongst the most beautiful. They were so
beautiful that they made themselves look unattractive as protection from
invaders from other tribes. Apatani women consequently started wearing
large wooden plugs in their noses.
4. Lip Elongation
The Mursi is a nomadic tribe living in the border between Ethiopia
and Sudan. Mursi women are famous for wearing large plates in their
lower lips. This practice is a sign of endurance and maturity, and it is
therefore admired within the community.
5. “Wodden Ears”
The Rikbaktsa live in the Amazon rain forest of Brazil. In this
community, the men wear wooden disks in their elongated earlobes.
They have their ears pierced during a ritual celebration at the age of
14. This rite marks a young man’s transition into adulthood and
eligibility for marriage.
6. “Long necks”
The Kayan live in Myanmar. Most Kayan women wear brass coils around
their necks. The brass coils are placed around young girls’ necks when
they reach five years old. As time passes, each coil is replaced with a
longer one.
7. Teeth Sharpening
Teeth sharpening is a form of body modification that some South Asian
women have undergone. It is practiced by the Bagobo women of Mindanao
in the Philippines.
8. Gum Tattooing
Fulani women tattoo their lower lip and gum with a pigment of charcoal mixed with shea butter. This event marks puberty.
9. Amputation
In Dani, New Papua, finger amputation is a form of
mourning. Tribesmen cut off their fingers in order to display their
grief at funerals. Fingers are cut by close family members such as the
mother, the father, or siblings.
All these cultural practices might seem weird but the truth of the matter is they are not weird to those who practice it...infact most of them believe they must do it in order to fulfil covenants their ancestors paid...but guess what, you dont have to do it anymore....you have been saved by the blood of one man, and not just and ordinary man, He is the son of the Maker Himself...The Most High God. All you have to do to save yourself from these practices or its consequences is for you to accepts Him as your Lord and personal savior...Just say these words...
Say...Lord Jesus, I believe you came into this world for me, and you died for me to set me free from all covenants, I accept you as my Lord and Personal Savior, now I am free, Free Indeed! Amen.
Thats all you need to do.
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