Dating can be pretty complicated even when you’re just trying to work up the courage to ask someone out to coffee. Things haven’t and aren’t always been so cut and dry,\. However, and around the world, you are bound to find some truly bizarre customs when it comes to courtship. Here are just five of the most unusual rituals across the globe!
1. Sweat-Soaked Apples – Austria
During the 19th century, single women in rural Austria would stick slices of apple under armpits while they participated in high energy dances. Once the music ground to a halt, the women would offer the now-sweaty slice to the partner of their choice. If mutually interested, the man would then eat the apple slice to convey his desire.
2. Lovespoons – Wales
Beginning in the 17th century, Welsh men looking to showcase their worthiness and ability in woodworking would hand-carve intricate wooden spoons to try and win over their would-be mates. Today lovespoons are often given to newly married couples, carved with a variety of meaningful symbols such as horseshoes for luck, a lock for security, or bells for marriage.
3. Coded Rice Messages – China
Located in Southwest China, the Miao people celebrate a day that is considered a version of Valentine’s day of sorts. The girls dress up and cook four different colors of sticky rice, symbolizing the four seasons. Young men will make their attempts to win the affection of their chosen gal, who will later respond to her suitors with a message lying in the colorful rice and wrapped in a handkerchief. Garlic is a way of being turned down, for instance, while Chinese parsley shows interest in getting married.
4. All-Male Beauty Pageant – Africa
Men belonging to the African Wodaabe tribe highly value their beauty and grooming, and this can clearly be seen at the annual Gerewol courtship festival. The men dress in extravagant outfits, make-up, and accessories, and participate in songs and dances to impress the women. This week-long event serves as a contest, where the overall beauty of the men competing is judged by a panel of young women.
5. Tooth Filing Ceremony – Bali
Mesangih or Mepandes is a traditional Balinese Hindu rite of passage for children approaching puberty. The ceremony consists of filing down the incisors and canine teeth and is still performed today by dental professionals. The symbolism here is the transition from an animalistic nature to that of a respectable, civilized human. It is also thought to help control the six human evils: desire, greed, anger, intoxication, confusion, and jealousy.
7 comments
7 Comments
sonia garry
September 9, 2019, 3:51 amEFFECTIVE AND POWERFUL LOVE SPELL CASTER AND LOTTERY SPELL 2019 GBOJIESPIRITUALTEMPLE@GMAIL. COM OR WHATSAPP HIM :+2349066410185
Hi i am from USA I have just experience the wonders of Dr. gbojie love spell, that have been spread on the internet and worldwide, How he marvelously helped people all over the world to restored back their marriage life and get back lost lovers, and also help to win lottery. I contacted him after going through so many testimonies from different people how he help to bring back ex lover back, i told him about my husband that abandoned me about 8 months ago, and left home with all i had.. Dr GBOJIE only told me to smile and have a rest of mind he will handle all in just 24 hours, After the second day my husband called me, i was just so shocked, i pick the call and couldn’t believe my ears, he was really begging me to forgive him and making promises on phone.. He came back home and also got me a new car just for him to proof his love for me. i was so happy and called Dr Gbojie and thanked him, he only told me to share the good news all over the world .. Well if you need an effective and real spell caster contact Dr gbojie Via email: gbojiespiritualtemple@gmail.com, gbojiespiritualtemple@yahoo.com or Call or WhatsApp: +2349066410185
REPLYwebsite : http://gbojiespiritualtemple.website2.me/
Alexisscorpio
September 16, 2019, 3:38 amGet Your Wife Back, Perfect Urgent Love Spell. Am Alexis scorpio from FL Usa All Thanks To Dr happy Who Brought Back The Love Of My Life. my girlfriend cheated on me and asked for a breakup. I don’t believe at first i try to get back with her but all she told me was she’s with someone else. that she is no longer interested in marrying me at that point i was heart broken coz i love my girlfriend so much that i could not let go off her all of a sudden she left me, i really love her and never can imagine my life without her. not until i came across a powerful real spell caster Dr happy who promise me 24hours urgent love spell to get back with my girlfriend, good twenty-four {24} hours. hmm-mm, it was a good night time at 11:pm within the days that Dr happy told me that my girlfriend will be back, at first i heard the bell rings getting close to my door i heard someone saying honey!!!, it sound familiar i opened the door and i saw my girlfriend standing and weeping in front of me. i was not surprised because its all i have been praying for her to come back home. Guess what 2 weeks after she noticed her system and her body temperature was changed and i took her to clinic for check up and the doctor told me that there is life in her which means she was pregnant i really wants to use this opportunity to thanks Dr happy so much and the love page that directed me to Dr happy if you have any problem getting your ex back, or predicament that is worse or exactly like this you have been into, contact Dr happy on happylovespell2@gmail.com Whatsapp/cal +2348133873774
REPLYvisit his website…happylovespell2.webnode.com/
about his love spell Blogs site.http://happylovespel.blogspot.com.ng/
Joan
October 23, 2019, 9:11 amHello everyone my name is Joan from USA, i never ever believed in spell until i meet a man called Dr.Ogudugu, who helped me cast a spell that brought back my ex-lover to me within 48 hours. Dr.Ogudugu spells works beyond my imaginations and today i am happily married me and my ex-lover are now husband and wife. What more can i say rather than to say thank you Dr.Ogudugu for been there for me,contact Dr.Ogudugu today and your life will never ever remain the same. YOU CAN CONTACT Dr.Ogudugu VIA EMAIL: greatogudugu@gmail.com OR CALL HIM ON +27663492930
NAME: JOAN
REPLYCOUNTRY: USA
Erlinda Kaes
February 20, 2021, 3:52 pmMy husband and I have been having lots of problems living together, he never gives me attention or makes me happy because he has fallen in love with another woman outside our marriage. I tried my best to make sure that my husband leaves this woman but the more I talk to him about it the more he makes me feel sad and unhappy, My marriage started leading to divorce because he no longer gives me attention. I wanted to forget him but i love him and didn’t want to lose him. We have been married for years and he is all I could call a true best friend and best in all, the man that handles my problems perfectly, the man that makes sacrifices for my happiness. I wanted him back in my life badly and I was so confused. My Friends told me to buy books about relationships, so I went online for relationship books while I came across a spell caster called Dr Emu. I read testimonies and reviews about him so I contacted him immediately, explained my problems to him. Same day , he casted a spell for me and assured me for 2 days that my husband will return to me and to my greatest surprise the third day my husband came knocking on my door and begged for forgiveness. I am so happy that my love is back again and not only that, we are about to get married again, he proposed. I wouldn’t stop talking about him. Contact him today if you need his help via email: emutemple@gmail.com and you will see that your problem will be solved without any delay. Website: https://emutemple.wordpress.com/
REPLYAlfred M Lampe
July 22, 2021, 2:28 pmI am a veteran with the commonwealth of nations humanitarian delivery agency, a subsidiary of the UN..
REPLYMrs. Sarah Hayes 68 died of (covid-19). Before her death she left the sum in huge amounts with a security & finance firm in Europe for safe keeping. she revealed that the funds should not be left unclaimed. You are to stand as the beneficiary to late Sarah Hayes.
Respond to me your interest at lampealfredm46@gmail.com, and contact details for all other formalities which are genuine and trustworthy.
Hoping to have a good deal with you on mutual trust.
Sincerely