Video: Tuareg nomads: blue people of the Sahara living under matriarchy
2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55
Tuareg - one of the most mysterious peoples of Africa. Modern nomads have preserved an ancient culture, and much of their daily life seems surprising to us. Perhaps their main difference from the rest of the world is tradition. matriarchy … Only here girls are allowed to have several lovers before marriage, and men, after reaching adulthood, are required to wear a face cover.
Tuaregs are Muslim by religion, but their religious traditions are very original. It has long been established here that it is a man who should not open his face. On the day of his majority, the young man receives two main gifts from his father - a double-edged sword and a special face cloak. Without it, you cannot go out in public, but you need to wear it at home, covering your face even while eating and sleeping.
In addition, the Tuaregs wear special indigo tunics, for which they were even nicknamed "the blue people of the Sahara." It is not known for certain what purposes the garment serves: according to one of the versions, it protects the Tuaregs from evil spirits, according to the other (more pragmatic), it protects from dust and sand. It is interesting that the Tuaregs dye the fabric in a specific way: saving water, they do not soak it with paint, but “hammer” it in with stones. Over time, the paint begins to crumble, and the skin of the Tuareg is often blue, like real avatars.
The moral about the girlish way of life is quite democratic: girls are allowed to know several lovers before marriage. As a rule, a man can come to his beloved's tent, spend the night with her, but this is by no means a guarantee that he will stay here the next evening. As a rule, girls get married at the age of 20, applicants for a hand and heart must practice versification, sending poetic lines to the beauty. Girls have the right to answer them, however, they use their own unique alphabet "Tifinagh", learned from their mother (men in this tribe use the Latin or Arabic alphabet).
An amazing system has developed in the Tuareg society: men are excellent martial artists, they are fearless warriors and excellent merchants, women are custodians of cultural heritage, it is they who are trained to read and write, continue the folk tradition. In a word, the Tuareg ethnic group is a vivid example of the fact that equality between men and women is achievable in society. The main thing is to correctly distribute responsibilities.
A small video sketch from the life of the Tuareg for those who would like to see how these mysterious people live.
It is noteworthy that matriarchy is widespread and in the chinese tribe moso … True, the young ladies there not only manage the house, but also solve social issues, are engaged in agriculture, hunting, cattle breeding … and the most daring master military affairs. But men often spend time playing Chinese checkers and do not feel remorse about their idleness.
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