Category Archives: Weird Customs
Yusheng , yee sang, yuu sahng or Lo Hei – Chinese New Year (China, Singapore, Malaysia)
Yusheng , yee sang or yuu sahng also known as Lo Hei is a luck bringing appetizer usually served on the 7th day of Chinese New Year. Families and friends gather around a table to toss the shredded ingredients served … Continue reading
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Some Strange Chinese Wedding Traditions (China)
Source Chinese wedding has some strange traditions. Chinese have staunch belief in these customs. China comprises of population from several ethic groups and tribes, each having it’s own traditions and customs. The following are a few strange Chinese Wedding Customs. … Continue reading
Crawling Snakes Massaging Your Body – Stress Inducer or Stress Reducer? (Israel)
Who had ever thought that the notorious, shuddering and spine chilling snakes would be used for warming up the spine and other body parts. The slithery and slippery snake crawls on the body and people let it crawl for $80. … Continue reading
Eating of Poisonous Fugu or Pufferfish or Blow Fish (Japan)
Food and variety of food are a blessing of God for us. Land and sea are full of flavors and food is available in various forms. Over the years, mankind learned to cook and assemble each food in the best … Continue reading
Blackening of The Bride/Groom (Scotland)
Every country, tribe and family has it’s own wedding traditions. Some are nice and interesting, some are weird or even cruel and some are a mere result of superstitious beliefs. Scottish wedding has some unique and weird wedding and pre-wedding … Continue reading
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Pamper Yourself With Nightingale Dropping’s Facial (Origin: Japan)
One of the most expensive facials in the world is made of nightingale’s dropping. Popularized by Kabuki actors and geishas, this treatment is used for lightening of skin. This is also used to remove thick white make up. This weirdest … Continue reading
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Fat is in Fashion (Mauritania – West Africa)
Physical beauty is desired worldwide. Some like fair some tan, some like tall some short but Mauritania is the only place in the world where excess obesity and fatness is a turn on for men. In Mauritania, West Africa girls … Continue reading
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Self Mummification Practiced by Buddhist Monks (Japan)
An unspeakably and extremely painful practice carried out in Northern Japan by Buddhist monks also know as Sokushinbutsu was self mummification. They themselves caused their deaths in a way that resulted in their mummification. This practice was prevalent exclusively in … Continue reading
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Don’t Clean or Luck Will Run Away (Chinese New Year Tradition)
It’s a funny and strange Chinese custom not to clean the house during the first few days of the Chinese New Year. They believe that cleaning wipes away all the good luck, fortune and money. They throw away all the … Continue reading
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Newly Wed Not Allowed to Use Restroom for 72 Hours After Wedding (Sabah)
In the community of Tidong, in Sandakan, Sabah, a newly married couple in not allowed to use the bathroom at all for 3 days and 3 nights. The use of the restroom in this time period is thought to bring … Continue reading
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