SOCIAL TABOOS AROUND THE WORLD

Social taboo is a practice, habit, object or any material or abstract thing that is not in conformity with accepted practice in that society, and hence discouraged by the members of that society, community, etc.

It would depend on various things such as country, language denomination or ethnic differences. For instance, in the Asian countries, even in 2008, smoking or taking alcohol in public places is considered taboo. Men shaking hands with women is considered a taboo by the Moslem countries. Marrying outside one's caste is still considered a taboo in India and in some of the south east asian countries.

Anything that is forbidden, unmentionable, unthinkable, prohibited, proscribed, outlawed, and inviolable by the majority of the people where you live, can be safely classified as social taboo.

We present you the list of Social Taboos Around The World that we search :

Cannibalism

-Cannibalism is a west indian tribe. It is the practice of eating human flesh without any compassion. Someone is on call if the practice of cannibalism cannibal. In the past cannibalism is so widespread throughout the world and continue into this century in some isolated areas such as africa, south and north pacific europe.In half of society, cannibalism is a way of life. Some of the popular cases associated with cannibalism in the world is The Moari People , Stella Maris College Rugby Team Uruguay , Jefrey Dahmer , Alferd Packer , Albert Fish , Revolutionary United Front , Issei Sagawa , Mauerova Family and Armin Miewes.

Self-Flagellation

-Self-Flagellation is a religious ritual by beating themselves with whips. In Islamic religious, Followers of the Shi’a sect of Islam carry out the ritual of mass self-flagellation every year during the Holy month of Muharram, in order to commemorate the martyrdom of Hussein, the grandson of Prophet Muhammad. In what can only be described as a gruesome display, the men whip their bodies with blades attached to chains. In their state of religious trance, they apparently do not feel the pain. Whereas in Christianity, it is The practice of mortification of the flesh for religious purposes was utilized by some Christians throughout most of Christian history, especially in Catholic monasteries and convents.But in this century the church no longer do this practice because it is an act of condemnation for sin can be forgiven by God through prayer.

FIREWALKING

-Firewalking is the act of walking barefoot over a bed of hot embers or stones. It has been practiced by many people and cultures in all parts of the world.It is often used as a rite of passage, as a test of an individual's strength and courage, or in religion as a test of one's faith. 

IMPALING 

-Impaling is called  the Vegetarian Festival at Thailand. It is celebrated throughout the entire country, but the festivities are at their height in Phuket.In accordance with the traditions, many religious devotees will perform ritualized mutilation upon themselves.The purpose of this practice is a mixture of veneration for their gods and ancestors, to display their devotion to their believes and the trance itself, which although anecdotal in nature to what is experienced, has a profound impact upon demeanor for days or weeks after, frequently with devotees appearing exceptionally calm and focused in their day to day activities after the festival is completed.