1. The document describes some unusual rituals practiced around the world, including cutting off fingers as a marriage ritual among the Dani Tribe of New Guinea, throwing babies from a temple in India believed to bring health and prosperity, self-flagellation practiced by Shi'a Muslims to commemorate the martyrdom of Hussein, and dangerous acts of self-impalement during a Thai festival where participants believe gods protect them. 2. Another unusual ritual described is the Yanomami tribe's practice of cremating the dead, mixing the ashes with fermented banana, and consuming the mixture as a way for the deceased's spirit to live on among the tribe.

1. THE FIVE WEIRDEST RITUALS
AROUND THE WORLD
LUIS PADILLA
EIGHT LEVEL

2. GLOSARY
• Gruesome: something that is horrible
(horrible)
• Martyrdom: something you have to deal with
(martirio)

3. Weirdest rituals
• Sometime people practice some rituals which
are adopted as a part of religion and
sometimes they practice cultural traditions
which seems bizarre to others.

4. 1. Finger Cutting of Dani Tribe
• The Dani (or Ndani) tribe is the indigenous people
that inhabit the fertile lands of the Baliem Valley
in West Papua, New Guinea.
• They will cut off their hand`s fingers to express:
• they cut off his hand finger and bury:

5. • Finger represents body and soul that will
always live together with his/her spouse.
• The number of fingers that will be cut off
depends on how many persons She/He loves.

7. 2. Baby Throwing, India
• The bizarre ritual of throwing newborn babies
off a temple 50ft high and catching them in a
cloth has been celebrated in India since last
500 years.
• The ritual takes place in the first week of
December, and is believed to bring health,
prosperity and luck to new arrivals.

8. • The ritual is observed by both Muslims and
Hindus every year and takes place amid tight
security.
• Most of the infants are under two years old.

10. 3. Self-Flagellation
• Followers of the Shi’a sect of Islam carry out
the ritual of mass self-flagellation
• They commemorate the martyrdom of
Hussein, the grandson of Prophet
Muhammad.

12. 4.Impaling
• The annual Vegetarian Festival in Phuket,
Thailand, is host to a most extreme ritual
• This intensely masochistic event requires the
participants to push spears, knives, swords,
hooks, and even guns through their cheeks.

13. • It is believed that gods enter their bodies
during the ritual, protecting them from evil
and bringing good luck to the community.

15. Death Rites
• The Amazonian tribe of Yanomami is one of
the most primitive in the world. In their view,
death is not a natural phenomenon.
• The corpse is cremated, and the resulting
ashes mixed with fermented banana

16. • This mixture is then consumed by the
tribespeople, as a way of making sure that the
spirit of the deceased member continues to
live among them.