THE ETHIOPIAN SURI: WHERE A MAN MUST FIGHT TO WIN HIS WIFE
What is the best way to find a wife? There are a lot of variants. But one of the most unusual is a naked fighting ritual in Ethiopia. That’s one way to find a wife! Imagine the tribesmen in Southern Ethiopia taking part in the dangerous naked fighting ritual. Members...
THE INDONESIAN ASMAT: WHERE CANNIBALISM IS HEROIC
The name “Asmat” most probably comes from the words As Akat, which according to the Asmat means: “the right man”. Others say that that the word Asmat derives from the word Osamat meaning “man from tree”. Asmat’s neighbors to the west,...
THE ETHIOPIA BODI TRIBE: WHERE MEN MUST DRINK BLOOD TO BE CHAMPION
Slim might be in elsewhere but for Ethiopia’s Bodi or Me’en people, bigger is always better Ethiopia is a land of many cultures that have been preserved despite western civilization. Along the Lower Omo valley river in Southern Ethiopia resides one of these...