The Dhaka Times Desk Around the world, there are still many nations living far away from the modern world. There is a nation that must eat hundreds of lashes to get married!
They are a nation that has not touched even an iota of modernity in their customs and culture. They are still following the customs and traditions created by their ancestors. The cultures of African tribes in particular continue to amaze the world. Even in the 21st century, they continue to maintain their different cultures.
For example, in West Africa, Nigeria, stealing another's wife is a very common thing. They can steal and marry other's wives at any time. That is why there is no commotion in this nation. Moreover, they let their wives sleep with them when male guests come home! Here girls get married at a young age. However, there is no age requirement for husbands. At any age they can marry a girl half their age!
But men of these tribes have to participate in various competitions to get married. What is the limit of patience, masculinity and endurance to be tested? It is not so easy for the men of these tribes to find a wife. They have to fight to win their wives. For example, the Fulani tribe of West Africa's Nigeria, a Fulani man must put his patience to the test to get married. That is why their bodies will be brutally beaten by the house of the whip. Whether or not her marriage will depend on how long she can bear this injury. They have to endure at least a few hundred lashes at a time. Many people lose their knowledge and many people bear these pains with a smile because of the joy of getting respect and a wife.
This is how a man's patience is tested. The groom endures whipping to gain respect from his wife. If the bridegroom is not strong enough to bear this injury, his marriage is called off. Again he was disrespected in the society. But if the Kulani bridegroom wants to escape from whipping, there is another way. In that case, dowry has to be paid to the bride's family. But most men don't have that ability. So they were forced to choose this path.
Let us take the case of the Satere Mawe tribe. The men of this tribe have to eat ant bites to prove their virility. If you can withstand the venomous bite of bullet-shaped Dasai ants, you can become a true warrior.
The poisonous species of ant in the Amazon is called Paraponera clavata. One of its bites causes continuous pain for at least 24 hours. An ant bite is as painful as a bullet wound. Its bite also causes excessive shivering. Most of the time many people faint because they cannot bear the pain. And those who can survive to the end get the title of hero.
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