How weird can Africans’ aesthetics be?

The world is so big, I want to see it? I still remember that when this sentence first became popular, there was a tourism boom in China. Different people see the world from different angles and are exposed to different things. We all know that Africa is a backward country, and many people are reluctant to travel there, but do you know how backward it is?

The weirdest tribe in Africa, the Panlip tribe, belongs to a primitive tribe in Ethiopia, Africa. They have lived in the "Aum Valley" in southern Ethiopia for generations. This place is very isolated and backward. There is also a legend circulating in this tribe: if a woman can put down a plate with her lips, she can avoid being snatched as a female slave by other tribes. So in order not to be taken away from them, they used this method to make themselves ugly and endured tremendous psychological pressure and physical torture. It's a cruel thing to think about.

But with the changes of time, people here regard crossed lips as a symbol of bravery and beauty. In this tribe, the bigger the lip plate is, the more beautiful you are and the more popular you are. And the richer the dowry you get, the more people will respect you. Therefore, the local people are very superstitious about the big plate lip, which can at least make them rich.

The Pan-lip tribe is also called the Mosi tribe. Girls of this ethnic group must undergo a lip-panning ceremony when they are fifteen years old. When a Moxi girl wears a lip plate, she must first prepare a lip plate. The plates are mostly made of pottery and come in different sizes. The girls have to shed tears and pierce their lower lips, bloody flesh holes, just to hold the plates. This depends on their endurance. If the pain tolerance is greater, then the plates inserted will be One size larger. If you can't bear it, you can only start with a small lip plate.

As we age, the lip discs can become larger and larger. It is said that the bigger the lower lip is, the more dowry the girl's parents will receive. Driven by profit, the girls have some courage and comfort. In order to wear lip plates, many women have sacrificed their precious lives. Not only do they have to endure a long period of suffering, but they also have to carefully wipe the wounds to avoid infection and ulceration.

The lip plate is live, worn on a daily basis and removed when eating and drinking. It is similar to a pair of dentures. If you are wearing a plate and you seem to be used to it, but suddenly take it off, oh my God! It's like losing your dentures in an instant, impacting people's vision. There is no plate to support, and the soft lower lip hangs on the chin, which is even more scary.

The more and larger the patterns on the plate, the more beautiful the woman is. The locals use the size of the plate to determine the beauty and ugliness of a woman. This reminds me of the foot binding in ancient China in the Qing Dynasty, which also suffered from the influence of traditional culture. The persecution of women. Although every place has its own cultural characteristics, such a unique civilization is really unacceptable. I wonder if my friends can accept it?

With the development of science and technology, the Moxi tribe now rarely lets girls cross their lips. Maybe in a few days, the cross-lip tribe will no longer have their lips crossed, and this unique culture will also be banned. Do you know what you think about crossed lips? Welcome to leave a message in the comment area below to share your views!