What is the thing that’s seems normal in your country but not to the rest of the world? Here are some strange things that are happening around us that might leave you speechless!
Disney characters as a legal currency in Niue Island, New Zealand
Disney, Star wars, Pokémon and other movie/cartoon characters are featured on a coin in a small island located in New Zealand called Niue Island! However, the currency is a legal tender only in Polynesian atoll, in other countries it is being traded as a collector’s item.
Look how interesting it is!
It is seven years behind the rest of the world in Ethiopia
Travelling to Ethiopia is like travelling back in time, the main point of difference lies in the calculation of birthday of Jesus, which means that the Ethiopian calendar is 7 to 8 years behind the Gregorian calendar. They are currently in Year 2011 and they will enter year 2012 on September 11 2019. Crazy? We know.
Finger cutting when someone dies in Indonesia
This tradition in the Dani tribe in Indonesia is considered as one of the world’s most strange tradition. Emotional grief alone isn’t considered enough in Dani tribe, when a family member passes away, women from Dani tribe have to suffer physical pain by cutting a part of their finger. This ritual is to satisfy the ‘ancestral ghosts.’ Thankfully, this custom is rarely practiced now but it is still happening somewhere out there…
You cannot enter the bathroom for 3 days after your wedding in Northern Borneo
We are familiar with the ‘banquet throwing’ tradition but not this bathroom ban tradition as practiced by the Tidong tribe from the island of Borneo, the largest Indonesian island. They still follow ancient traditions that prohibit newlywed couples from using the bathroom for 3 days and 3 nights. It is believed that the tradition leads to happy married life!
You can marry a dead person in France!
In France, you can legally married a deceased body which is normal for them but not to the rest of the world. The reasons behind it are sentimental and historical. It all started with war widows marrying heroes fallen a short time before during WWI. A simple wedding ceremony is held where the bride or the groom stands beside the photo of their future husband/wife. The wedding vows “I do” is replaced with “I did” while the sentence “Till death do us part” is eliminated.
There are a lot of strange things happening in the world that no one has ever told you before… it can be happening in your own country, who knows. Travel with Sutra to discover the hidden story behind the country of your choice!
