In most of Spain, it's still the damned national FIESTA, and it must be on TV (the state controlled channels, not the private ones) once in a while. So part of my tax money goes to this stupid fiesta in which a bull is being tortured and killed while a crowd of people watch and cheer the torero. There used to be bullfighting in my hometown and it was mostly attended by tourists. It's closed now. I'm so glad. Some will say it's art, and I'm sure there's many artistic ways to kill, but to me, it still means enjoying while you see an animal being tortured to death. Sick. You cannot perpetuate anything in the name of tradition. Traditions are not sacred. Some just have to disappear. Do you know of another silly tradition that should belong to the past?
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There are many examples in the world of how sometimes cruelty and money control any decision, be it humane or not.
Cruel Traditions:
- FGM and the "oriental wedding night" in Egypt, Sudan, Somalia, Kenya etc.
- Bear Baiting (heard about it.)
- Circumcision of baby boys (Jews and Muslims)
oriental wedding night???
That's what it's called! It is when a woman is married and the man has a gauze/bandage wrapped around his finger and he must enter her and break her hymen and show the people waiting outside that his bride was indeed a virgin.
And yes, this still happens.
This oriental wedding night is common here among gipsies.
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