STRANGE CUSTOMS AND TABOO
Human thinking has changed over different generations, things as bits of stone etched with intricate patterns and other buried objects have been found in the world, this proves that what would be considered modern behavior existed there several thousand years ago.
From everything that we understand about human evolution, certain forms of behavior that were judged as taboos were already being accepted as customs.
Customs are those activities that have been approved by a social group and have been handed down from generation to generation until they have become habitual. However, many customs vary from culture to culture, and those who visit other countries may discover that the simplest of customary actions in their own society may be misinterpreted as improper in another, that even the most innocent of hand gestures in their home culture may be considered offensive in another.
When an action or activity violates behavior considered appropriate by a social group, it is labeled a "taboo". An act that is taboo is forbidden, prohibited, and those who transgress may be ostracized by others or, in extreme instances, killed.
Now be explained in general terms, some of the most common taboos:
Sadomasochism
The basis of the continuation of life all falls down to one act, the act of sex. There are many different meanings to sex. Sex could be used through intercourse, emotionally or for pleasure. However, sex can also be done with different techniques or variations. Sadomasochism and kamasutra are two variations of the techniques that a person can use to reach their sexual peak.
Sadomasochism is a term that combines two words, Sadism and Masochism. "Sadism has to do with inflicting pain during sex. Masochism is enjoying receiving pain during sex" (Internet). Sadomasochism is one variation of sex that could be accepted in the upcoming years. Now a day Sadomasochism is taboo.
Incest
While the marriage of near-blood relations is prohibited in contemporary civilization, in earlier societies it was quite common. The ancient gods of Egypt, Isis and Osiris, brother and sister, provided an example for royal couples, as pharaohs commonly married their sisters. The Hebrew patriarch Abraham took as a wife his half-sister, and Abraham's nephew Lot committed incest with his own daughters.
Polygamy
Polygamy, the marriage of one man and several women or one woman and several men, is prohibited in modern civilization, but there are still religious groups in nearly every nation who justify plural marriages as being ordained by the deity they worship.
The history of every modern culture is replete with accounts of kings, caliphs, emperors, and patriarchs who had numerous wives. The great Solomon, the prototype for the wise ruler, is said to have had 700 wives and 300 concubines.
Adultery
Adultery, an act of infidelity on the part of a married individual, is one of the most universal of the taboos. The code of Moses condemned both parties involved in the act to be stoned to death. In ancient Egypt, the male offender was castrated, and the woman's nose was cut off.
While adulterers may still be dealt with quite harshly in many societies around the world, in most Western nations the act of infidelity is regarded with great tolerance. Men and women who have been unfaithful to their spouses are seldom ostracized by the public at large, and adultery by one of the marriage partners is no longer considered necessary as grounds for divorce.
Cultural differences
There are few universal taboos, for societies continue to evolve. Acts that were considered forbidden at one time have developed into an acceptable social activity. For example, seeing a couple kissing in public would seldom raise an eyebrow today, but kissing a woman in public might still get a man jailed or fined in many of the Islamic nations in the Mid-East.
A refugee from Afghanistan who was arrested in Maine when he was seen kissing his baby boy's genitals. The father was exhibiting a traditional expression of love that had long been practiced in his culture, but to his neighbors and the police, he was abusing his child.
In another instance, Cambodian parents were accused of child abuse by teachers and social workers because of their traditional cures of placing hot objects on their children's foreheads during an illness.
