For a long time, people's impressions of Africa have been summed up in two words. One is "poverty" Because Africa's overall economic development is not high, many countries still belong to the least developed countries in the world, and the per capita GDP is less than $65,438+0,000, so the living standard is not high. The other is "wild", because there are more original ecology, so there are more wild animals in Africa. There are wild animals on the grassland, including lions, leopards and antelopes. It is still cruel to stage the "survival of the fittest" between species. Under these two factors, a very unique group in Africa has been shaped, that is, "African tribes".

African tribes are collectives composed of several consanguineous clans and clans in primitive society. It was first formed in the late primitive society, that is, the middle and late Neolithic Age. It has a relatively clear region, name, dialect, religious beliefs and customs. It is a tribal Council organization composed of tribal chiefs and military leaders, and the chief is the highest leader of the tribe. In fact, China experienced such a system thousands of years ago. Jiuli and * * * industrial tribes are primitive social tribes in China, but later we derived society and country. However, due to unique geographical factors and historical reasons, the tribal system in Africa is well preserved and still exists today, such as the tribe we are going to introduce today.

At present, there are many tribes with their own characteristics in Africa, and the Hamer tribe we are going to talk about today is one of them. Hamer tribe lives in southern Ethiopia, mainly in the low bushes of Omo Valley. It is far away from the cities of Ethiopia, with a small population, but rich in natural resources, including rivers and food, as well as some small towns, so the Hamer tribe can thrive here. Because of this closed environment, this tribe has preserved many very primitive customs, such as the rite of passage here.

Hamer tribe is a polygamous tribe. Men can have multiple wives, so women need to fight for their status. In the Hammer tribe, how to judge whether a woman is married is actually very simple. Just look at whether there are two collars around her neck. If there are, she is married; if not, she is unmarried. But there is a special kind of collar that is very different, that is, a wooden collar with a beak at the bottom. Once they have, it means that they are the hostess of the family and are in charge of all the wives in the family.

So how to compete for the status of this "female host"? In fact, it is very simple, just beautiful, but the beauty here is somewhat unique. Hammer tribe is a tribe whose beauty is "scar". When local women reach the age of 12, they will carve their bodies into scars. This is a local saying that women can show their courage and strength through such ceremonies, so they are more popular with men. Therefore, at the local rite of passage, men express their love for women by "flogging". The more injuries a woman has on her back, the more boys like her. But such primitive tribes lacked medical care, so many women died in such customs.

But the local people think that if she has not suffered such pain, she is not strong enough, which is quite cruel. I wonder what you think of such a strange tribe? Welcome to leave a comment.