1. Throwing babies – In a strange custom followed in the South Indian state of Karnataka, newborn babies are tossed off the roof of a 30-foot tall shrine, to be caught in a stretched bedspread below. People believe this ritual, which dates back almost 700 years, gives their babies good health, prosperity and luck., What would a doctor say about that? How would you feel if you saw your baby being thrown?How would this be seen in Brazil? Would it be accepted? Why or why not?, 2.1 Cutting off fingers – The ritual, which is one of the most painful cultural practices, is performed by Dani tribe of Indonesia and Papua New Guinea in order to express grief at the death of a family member. The women of the tribe cut off the top joint of the finger and then cauterize the open wound in order to create a new “fingertip.”, Do you think these kinds of rituals should be respected?, 2.2 Foot binding - Young Chinese girls, aged between four and five, go through the process of foot binding in order to prevent growing of the foot. People believe small feet is a sign of beauty and sensuality in young girls and hence a girl’s feet are restricted from growing bigger by binding them., Do you think culture should come before a person's well being? Or should there be a limit to this?, 2.3 Wearing Ant Gloves - The Satere Mawé Tribe of the Amazon forces young boys to wear gloves full of bullet ants, which is said to have the most painful sting in the world. The tribe believes that a boy becomes sexually mature by taking part in this bizarre ritual., Can you think of any other examples of this type of ritual around the world?, 3. Spitting - Ever imagined being spat upon as a way of greeting? Apparently, in Kenya and Tanzania, that’s how they play it cool! To greet their friends, men from the Maasai tribe spit on each other! Alternatively, while greeting elders, a Maasai warrior spits in his hand before he offers a handshake, as a sign of respect! As if that wasn’t enough, men also spit on infants, since they believe that praising a baby is a curse and that it will have a bad life., What do you think of this ritual in times of Coronavirus?, 4. Eating The Dead's Ash – Yanomami tribe in Venezuela and Brazil eat ashes of the burnt dead body mixed into a plantain soup to ensure peace for the dead person’s soul. They believe that by doing this, the spirit of the dead person remains forever with them., Despite the fact of living in the same country, Indigenous peoples in Brazil (as in other countries) are often seen as having very different cultural habits and customs. How would non-indigenous Brazilians find this type of ritual?, 5. Sky burial – It is a ritual followed in Tibet in which a dead body is dragged up a mountain, chopped into pieces and offered to vultures in an act of kindness as they believe the birds are angel-like figures that take the souls to heaven., Would this be seen as acceptable in Brazil? Why or why not?, 6. Dance with corpses – It is a funerary tradition performed by the Merina tribe of Madagascar in which the body of the dead is exhumed from family crypts and wrapped in a new cloth. Then, members of the tribe dance with the corpse. Music, dance and animal sacrifice are also part of the tradition as they believe their ancestors serve as intermediaries between them and the gods., Would this be accepted in Brazil? What would your reaction be to this ritual?, Is there any ritual in Brazil that outsiders might find strange? Have a discussion., ., Would you be willing to participate in any rituals when visiting another country?, ., Is it important to have respect no matter the ritual? Or are the limits to this, .

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