What are the top ten traditional customs in the world?

1. Foot-binding About a thousand years ago, foot-binding was a custom of young women in China. This custom began in the tenth century and ended in the early twentieth century. China people's foot-binding culture means that girls wrap their feet tightly with cloth when they are about six years old or earlier, so that their feet will not grow up normally; Then in order to reshape, the foot was broken and became seriously deformed. Generally, foot binding should not exceed 4-6 inches (about 10- 15 cm). This is an important reason why some elderly women in China are disabled (unable to walk). 2. Mummy legend, Sokushinbutsu refers to Buddhists and monks who died by themselves in a unique way. This special way of death is called mummification. It is reported that this custom almost only occurs in Yamagata city in northern Japan. People found about 16-24 mummies there. 3. Eunuch First of all, you may be confused about this photo. Actually, this photo is of a male eunuch. Eunuch is a man whose genitals have been cut off: due to certain social responsibilities, a proper term-eunuch-came into being. Since then, as a common noun, it has become a part of many social systems. In ancient China, genital mutilation was not only a traditional punishment (from the Sui Dynasty), but also a way to get the position of serving the emperor. There were about 70,000 eunuchs in the imperial palace in the late Ming Dynasty. The value of this position is that eunuchs in a certain position can gain great rights-even higher than the emperor-but it is illegal to castrate themselves. Eunuch, 19 12 served the emperor, and his career stopped. Its number plummeted to 470. Martyrdom is a funeral custom in India. But in India today, martyrdom is very rare, and it is considered a serious crime. At the funeral ceremony, the widow of her late husband committed suicide by jumping into the burning fire in order to contribute to her husband. It is speculated that martyrdom is voluntary, and according to the available information, it is confirmed that most of them are very voluntary. In some societies, widows are expected to be buried with them To some extent, martyrdom is a compulsory system. Society put pressure on them and expected them to be buried. In modern society, there has been a heated debate on this issue. What often happens is that. A widow's lost expectation of life after losing her husband, especially if she has no children. In any case, there are also examples that do not agree with widows' martyrdom, and they make active efforts to prevent such deaths. 5. Dueling 65438+ From the 5th century to the 20th century, dueling appeared in western society. Dueling is a struggle between two people who have reached an agreement. According to the express or implied regulations of both parties, equip with deadly weapons and fight for honor. They will find some trustworthy witnesses (and sometimes fight in private). But this kind of behavior is illegal. Duel is usually issued by the party who wants to duel (challenger), mostly to correct people's insults to him. The purpose of duel is not to kill the opponent, but to be recognized as "satisfied" and so on. They volunteered to take risks and fight for the restoration of honor. Fighters will use sword weapons in fighting, but since the18th century, people have switched to guns. In order to make this ultimate weapon, the nobles carefully recruited manual producers. After this kind of crime happens, no matter whether it is true or not, criminals will hold celebrations in order to get "satisfaction". Some people will make some insulting gestures to him, such as throwing gloves in front of him, which will be used as a code word for "abandoning armor and clothes". 6. The original-Kiri-abdominal incision is an important essence of Bushido. This is the code as a soldier; Abdominal incision is generally used as a way to prevent soldiers from falling into opponents or reduce humiliation. Samurai will also obey their leader (feudal ruler) for caesarean section. So later, some humiliated warriors would rather cut their bellies than die at the hands of ordinary people. At this point, caesarean section is also popular among those warriors who are not hereditary (no one ordered and expected them to have it), and it has become the main way to restore or maintain their honor. But those female soldiers can only do it according to the permission. After bathing, the samurai put on a white robe. Have a favorite meal. When all this is done, put his papers on the plate. A Japanese belly-cutter in traditional clothes will put a knife in front of him. Sometimes a special cloth is put on the seat. And he will prepare a suicide note before he dies. Let his chosen assistant (the person who introduced the wrong person-the person who helped him with the next procedure) stand behind him. Abdominal incision should open his kimono (clothes), pick up his mountain city (knife) and cut directly into the abdomen from left to right with the knife edge. Subsequently, the person who introduced the mistake went down a procedure of "introducing the mistake" and beheaded the person who cut the abdomen with one knife. (decapitate it at the moment of physical pain) 7. The way for the living to sacrifice to the living is to sacrifice to gods or other sacred objects. People usually beg for supernatural power and rights by killing human beings. This custom often appears in ancient cultures and is carried forward in many cultural fields, such as Mayan culture and Aztec culture, which are notorious for killing rituals-some people regard these two civilizations as the source of this horrible custom. People think that the victim's death ceremony is a way to please the gods and appease the soul. The victims, from prisoners to babies to pure virgins, all suffered tragic fate-being burned to death, beheaded and buried alive. A few years later, living sacrifices became less common in the world. Nowadays, this kind of sacrifice is very rare. Most religions condemn this behavior, and contemporary laws also define it as illegal. Nevertheless, this custom will still be seen today, especially in underdeveloped areas that still believe in traditional culture. The photos of concubines show a group of concubines standing behind their protectors (usually eunuchs). Concubine is a social class composed of women and girls. They form a marriage-like relationship with men with high social status. Usually, a man has a formal wife and one or more concubines. Concubines have certain rights granted by men. Their children are children of openly recognized men, but their status is lower than that of formal wives. Historically, women often volunteered to be concubines (arranged by girls or their families). Being a concubine can bring economic security to women's future. Sometimes concubines are forced and enslaved and become a member of the sexual slave relationship (mostly women). 9. Geisha (Yunzhe) The orthodox geisha has been replaced by the modern social system. There used to be countless geisha. 1900, the number of geisha exceeded 25,000. By 1930, the number of geisha was 80,000. Most geisha are in Kyoto, which is the ancient capital of Japan. Today, there are less than 10000 geisha. In Tokyo, there are still more than 100 geisha. But in fact, geisha are very rare. Modern geisha are not born in poverty. They went to geisha school when they were children. Becoming a geisha in modern times is entirely voluntary. Women who are not geisha since childhood can also become geisha. In any case, the training of geisha is as strict as in the past. Young girls must take responsibility and learn many skills, such as traditional Japanese dance, singing and music. Traditional geisha do not need to provide physical services, although some modern geisha do. 10. Tibetan celestial burial traditional celestial burial or corpse dismantling ceremony is a traditional custom in Tibet. Cut the body into many pieces and scatter it on the top of the mountain, exposing it to animals and nature-especially birds of prey. According to a document, the steps are as follows: first, cut the trunk into several sections; Secondly, cut the limbs into pieces; Third, give all the pieces to the assistant, who is responsible for mashing the meat on the corpse with stones and grinding the bones into paste together. Four, after the preparation is completed, before the vultures come to eat, add harrows (composed of highland barley, tea, milk and emulsifiable concentrate) in several documents, and there are other ways. One is to peel the meat directly from the bone and give it directly to the vultures without any further preparation; The other is that before vultures come to eat, when the meat breaks down to the mallet, it can be broken and directly mixed into the rake. Other documents also have different opinions, and the whole body is directly dedicated to vultures. When there are only bones left, break the mallet, spread a rake around it, and give it to crows and eagles after the vultures leave. The China * * * production party banned this custom in 1960, so this tradition hardly existed at that time. But by 1980, this custom was legalized again.