Weirdest Ceremonies from Other Cultures
| May 8, 2017
Balinese Tooth Filing
In the beautiful country of Bali, it is a commonly held belief that our teeth are symbols of greed, lust, anger, and jealousy. In order to help control these impulses, many Balinese parents organize tooth filing ceremonies for their children. It takes place before they are considered adults, and is done to help encourage the person to stick to their positive instincts. The young adults are quarantined in their homes for the full day prior to the ceremony, in order to protect them from negative influences. People who have their teeth filed are afterwards considered marriageable adults.
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