In this country, the bride's head is shaved, the father spits on the chest, why is this tradition carried out? know

weird wedding tradition: Nowadays the season of marriages (weird marriage tradition) is going on, people are getting married according to their own beliefs and customs. Different religions and castes in India have their own beliefs on the basis of which marriages take place, similarly, marriages are conducted with different traditions in different countries and societies of the world.

But in some areas of Kenya and Tanzania, there are customs related to marriage that sound very strange. Here the bride's head is shaved, the groom gives the bride's dowry and the bride's father spits on his own daughter's chest (father spits on the bride's tradition).

According to the Medium website report, the Maasai tribe people live in northern Tanzania (Maasai tribes in Kenya and Tanzania) as well as north-central and southern Kenya. This is an old and famous tribe of Africa. The people of this tribe (Maasai tribe) are considered to be fighting warriors and their beliefs and traditions are very special. However, the rest of the world finds this belief strange. Such unique traditions related to marriage take place here.

The tradition is quite strange
In Masai tradition, spitting on a human is considered auspicious. It is a way of meeting, showing respect and by doing so people show love and respect to each other. This is why spitting is common among the people of this tribe. On the wedding day, the groom first gives dowry to the bride and her family. When the bride's family accepts her, further rituals begin.

The father spits on the daughter
The bride's head is shaved. After this he is taken to the place where the elders of the family are seated. Going there, the daughter kneels before her father and seeks his blessings. On this occasion, the father and other elders of the family spat on the daughter's chest and also spat on her forehead. Thus he blesses and wishes his daughter. With this spitting ritual it is believed that everything will be auspicious and auspicious in the daughter's life. Similarly, this practice of spitting also occurs after the birth of a child when people spit on the forehead of the newborn. In Maasai tradition, spitting is a form of greeting, and is also used to say goodbye to loved ones, as spitting shows acceptance and respect for the person being spat upon.