Don’t do these things when in South Korea. — South Korea happens to be one of the most visited countries in Asia with tourists from all corners of the world traveling just to witness the countries beautiful and phenomenon culture. The country which is situated in East Asia with over 51,000,000 in the population (2021) and shares a border…

Little girls who are ‘offered to the gods’ by their own parents — The Deuki custom has been practiced by the people in the western regions of Nepal for many years now. It is a custom where little girls are volunteered by their parents and guardians to serve at local Hindu temples in Nepal. In the early days, being a Deuki was a…

Decluttering Your Social Media Feeds As a Minimalist — Sometime last month, I participated in a challenge with my friends. In the challenge, we all had to post a video screenshot of our respective Instagram feeds. I couldn’t help but notice the amount of mentally exhausting content on some of my friends’ feeds. I saw that they were following…

The culture that summons babies by singing while having sex — The Himba people of Namibia occupy the northern part of Namibia, South West Africa. They are a nomadic tribe and are mainly livestock farmers who are unique for their remarkable physical appearance for which they are renowned. They use a specially prepared paste called Otjize to rub on their bodies…

Some East African superstitions — Africans were into African Traditional Religion which had their attendant beliefs before the advent of Christianity which many of them adopted but some of them still held onto the worship of their gods and the traditions of old which have found their way into the everyday life of the people…

The culture that forbids women from seeing their deity — The ancient Oro Festival is an annual gender-specific festival of the Yorubas in Nigeria, West Africa celebrated in worship of their god Orisha Oro their deity of bullroarers and justice. They practice this as a cleansing ritual after the death of a monarch or king, though other localities celebrate it…

6 Superstitions of the Koreans worth knowing about — Superstitions are said to be beliefs or practices that result from ignorance, fear of the unknown, trust in magic chance, or a false conception of the cause of an occurrence. Every culture has one superstitious belief or the other that is passed down and followed by generations without the people…

The Sharo Festival: The Traditional Marriage ceremony of The Fulanis — Marriage is celebrated in various ways according to the culture and tradition of the people involved. In some cultures, marriage is celebrated with pomp and pageantry while in some other cultures it is celebrated quietly. Again in some cultures marriages are celebrated by subjecting the groom to undertake some difficult…

The tribe that tests girls for virginity and gives a virgin certificate to virgins — The Zulu people of South Africa practice an ancient custom of ascertaining the virginity status of their young girls known as Ukuhlolwa Kwezintombi as part of rites of passage into womanhood. The result of this test determines whether to hold the girls in high esteem or not. When a girl…