Weird Traditions Around the World: The world is very big and different types of customs are followed here in different corners. We know about some of these customs but some are beyond our thinking. What is considered auspicious in one corner of the earth, is not considered good in another corner. In the area where the tradition has been followed for years, people continue to follow it in the same way. Today we will tell you about one such tradition (Bizarre Tradition of Spitting on Guests and Newborns), which you will not believe on hearing.
Where we consider it very dirty to spit on each other, on the other hand, people of a tribe in Africa consider it very auspicious to spit on everything from guests coming home to newborn children. Isn’t this a strange (Weird Traditions Around the World) custom. In our country, efforts are made to feed and feed the guest who comes home, but in the African tribe Masai, the guest who comes home is welcomed by spitting.
The tradition of spitting on the guest who came home
The people of the Masai tribe live in parts of Kenya and Tanzania. The people of this tribe neither give flowers nor greet their guests to welcome them. As soon as a guest comes to their house, they greet each other by spitting on their hands. First they spit on each other’s hands, then they shake hands. It may sound strange to us, but people in the Masai community consider it a symbol of respect. Not only this, if people go to see a newborn child, then instead of walking on his head to bless him, he is blessed only by spitting.
In the African tribe Masai, the guest coming home is welcomed by spitting.(Credit-Shutterstock)
Masai people live in Kenya and Tanzania
People of Masai tribe live only in Tanzania and Kenya. Their number is close to 10 lakhs and they spend most of the time roaming around. The people of Masai tribe are identified by their red colored clothes. Many traditions of these people are peculiar. For example, the Masai people live by eating the flesh of animals and drinking their blood. According to them, this keeps them away from diseases.
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FIRST PUBLISHED : January 16, 2023, 14:52 IST
