Throw babies in India

Each year, new parents in the city of India are willing to let their babies be thrown
from the roof of a 15-meter high shrine.

Where is it done?
Specifically, in Sholapur, India. in a Muslim shrine called Baba Umer Durga.
What does it consist of?
The practice is that a priest throws newborn from 3 months to 2 years of age from
the top of a temple and a group of people catch him with a blanket.

How did this weird custom begin?

About 700 years ago, at a time when infant mortality was high. A saint advised
people whose babies were dying to build a sanctuary and drop sick babies from
the roof to show their trust in the almighty. When they did, it tells the story that the
babies were miraculously cradled to a safe place on a sheet similar to a hammock
that appeared in the air.
Today many people are against this. but the authorities cannot do anything
because it is a practice protected by law.
 Dishes on the lips
The Mursi tribe is characterized by having ancestral customs. The most shocking
are the inlays of discs or plates on the lips especially in women.

Where are they?

The Mursi are an African tribe located in Debub Omo, Ethiopia.
What is your customs?
The women pierce the lower lip and stretch it to carry pumpkin discs or clay dishes
that range between 10 to 20 centimeters in circumference. Teenagers not only do
the perforations; they also have to remove the lower incisive teeth.

Why do they do it?

This is because the English conquerors abused the women of the tribe, to which
they decided to make the perforations as a tactic to stop the attacks. The action of
women remains as a symbol of courage and beauty in women, that is, when the
father exchanges the girl with another family, he will receive a number of cattle
according to how large the disc or plate is.
 Giraffe women or long neck woman
They are called Padaung from the Burmese term that means giraffe women
because they have a long neck caused by the golden rings that turn around their
neck.

Where are they?

Giraffe women live in the state of Kayah, in Myanmar, next to the border with
Thailand.
Why do they wear the rings on their neck?
For protection against attacks by carnivores, who usually killed their prey by biting
their throat.
To prevent the women of the tribe from marrying other tribes.
To recognize people of a high social status, because formerly the rings were gold.
Today the material of the rings can be copper, bronze and brass. The weight of
these are maximum 5 kilos and can reach 15 centimeters.
How are the rings placed in Thailand?
They use a golden spiral hoop to which they are placed around the neck, then it is
adjusted gradually. This lasts about 1 hour.
According to people of the tribe pain is not felt only when they are girls. This
custom begins at 5 years old and they do an initiation ceremony. It is important to
emphasize that it is not mandatory in the tribe to use it.

The change and cleaning of the necklaces is in full moon celebrations.

A curious fact is that the neck does not grow, what happens is that the clavicle and
the rib fall with the weight.