the Wodaabe have one of the most bizarre practices in the world this practice allows a man to steal another man's wife or girlfriend *are you serious right now* and no this is not a game it is for real but how does a man steal another man's wife and walks away like nothing happened well here is how on the southern fringes of the Sahara desert is one of the most extraordinary tribes on earth the Wodaabe they are despised by many of their neighbours and struggle to exist in a hostile landscape but for the Wodaabe beauty and sexuality is almost as important as survival introducing the wife stealing ceremony also known as Gerewol this is a festival held every year where men dress up with makeups and whatnot to accentuate the whiteness of their teeth and eyes all these with a single goal in mind steal another man's wife but why the makeup though? Wodaabe women find slender men who have white teeth and eyes particularly handsome and masculine to say the least only the strongest and most handsome of all Wodaabe men are allowed to participate in the ceremony because it is a tough one and physically demanding three or two of the most beautiful women in the competing sub tribes are chosen as judges the men then tried to win a woman's attention through singing and dancing all while displaying their teeth and rolling their eyes they hold their left hand against their faces to hide their glances from the man and after several pauses they individually approach the line of dancers and with a swift slight almost heard of gesture they select the young man they judge to be the most beautiful and charming now for the fun part women who are already wives of other men go ahead to admire the men they intimately desire and here is a nerve-wracking part at the end of the day at the cover of darkness a man will go looking for his new love not knowing if he will be greeted by the knife of the woman's husband if the man successfully steals the woman without being caught in the process the woman automatically becomes his wife and the union is accepted in the tribe the now wifeless man has no rights to fight or complain because of this most married men prevent their wives from attending such events for the fear of becoming wifely interestingly both Wodaabe men and women are allowed to have multiple partners but when a woman is pregnant she will return to her mother's camp where she will remain for three or four years without any contact with the husband during this time the man is free to gather for himself more wives and the cycle continues now how would you feel if your wife or partner gets stolen in such an event let us know in the comment section below do share with your friend on facebook whatsapp and twitter as usual I'm your host Murphy and i'll catch you next video stay safe PEACE
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