Many strange sexual customs that have existed for a long time continue to prevail among various ethnic groups around the world, even as the door connecting them to the modern world has opened considerably.
5 Strange Sexual Customs Around the World
Brothers Share a Wife
In Nepal, to save resources and cope with the scarcity of agricultural land, there is an ancient custom where brothers share a wife. This practice is believed to prevent a man from being abandoned by his wife. All cultures assign specific values to sexuality; none regard it merely as a biological act but rather as a fundamental aspect of life that can even be symbolic.
Nepalese women often have to marry all the brothers in a family.
The Strange Sexual Tradition of the Sambia
In Papua New Guinea, children must leave their mothers at the age of 7. From that point, they live with adult men in their community, with the aim of transforming them into men. This sexual tradition seeks to avoid contamination and is based on the belief that women are “impure beings.”
The journey from childhood to adulthood includes various rituals such as cutting and piercing the skin, aimed at eliminating any traces of “contamination” that may have come from contact with women.
The Mardudjara People
This Australian community has a peculiar initiation ritual for men. The first step involves performing a primitive circumcision on the men, which is said to be extremely painful. Young boys are even required to eat their own foreskin.
Once the wounds have healed, they cut their penis vertically on the underside. The blood from this wound is thrown into the fire. The people here believe that this rite of passage purifies the man, marking one of many sexual traditions associated with purification through pain.
Saut Dômeau Ritual
In Haiti, the population holds strong beliefs in voodoo. One of the most traditional rituals takes place at the Saut Dômeau waterfall. These celebrations are public events, fully visible to all.
Most participants are naked during these festivities. During the festival, women are compelled to follow their husbands to the waterfall, where couples engage in sexual activities in front of others, often reaching climax publicly.
Husbands’ Families as “Lovers” of the Bride
In Guyana, a South American country, new brides face an extremely bizarre custom upon marrying. Besides the groom, all the men in his family are allowed to have sexual relations with the bride.
This means that after the wedding night, the bride effectively becomes a “shared gift” among all the men in her husband’s family.
This practice continues until the bride gives birth to her first child. After the birth, she is no longer required to engage with any men in the family except her husband. According to Guyanese beliefs, having a child confirms that the wife is the exclusive property of her husband.
