Special / After the death of someone loved ones, women cut their fingers, the tradition in indonesia is strange

Special | Many such beliefs and customs have been going on in the world for centuries, which in today's time seem a bit strange. These beliefs are believed by the people belonging to the particular tribe of these countries. For the urban people, these beliefs, customs may seem strange, but for these tribal traditions, these beliefs are very special.

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One such belief is prevalent among a tribe of Indonesia, knowing that you may find it a bit strange. In Indonesia, women of a tribe cut their fingers after the death of their loved ones.

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Although there are many such traditions around the world which force women to do many strange things and this is not only in the case of women but men also face many such problems. In the Dani tribe of Indonesia (Dani Tribe women cut off fingers after death of loved ones), there is a practice of cutting the fingers of women after the death of their loved ones. This belief is called Ikipalin.

The government had banned years ago

According to a report in The Mirror, people of the Dani tribe live a lot in Wamin city of Jayawijaya province of Indonesia. It is worth noting that the practice of Ichipalin in this tribal tribe was banned by the Indonesian government many years ago. But looking at the fingers of elderly women, it can be told that they follow it and even today it is believed that this belief continues in the area. Let us tell you that 2 fingers are cut either with a stone blade, or by tying a rope.

Why do the women there do this?

The people of the tribe believe that when someone dies, the woman of the family cuts her fingers to give peace to his soul. Along with this, cutting a finger also shows that the pain of the dying person is nothing more than the pain of the finger and he will remain with them for the rest of his life. A stone blade is usually used to cut the upper part of the finger. In some cases, the finger is cut off without a blade. People chew the finger and then tie it tightly with a rope from the middle, which stops the circulation of blood. After tying the rope, when there is a lack of blood and oxygen, the finger automatically falls off. The severed finger is either buried or it is burnt.