when tradition is just stupid

[Darth Rock&Roll]

http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/capress/0810 ... ng_goddess

[Michael]

As a final test, the living goddess must spend a night alone in a room among the heads of ritually slaughtered goats and buffaloes without showing fear.

Critics say the tradition violates both international and Nepalese laws on child rights. The girls often struggle to readjust to normal lives after they return home.

Nepalese folklore holds that men who marry a former kumari will die young, and so many girls remain unmarried and face a life of hardship.

I saw a TV show a while back that covered this story about a previous girl who reached puberty and lived a life of near total isolation with a tiny stipend to keep her alive. She went from goddess to pariah overnight. It's remotely reminiscent of childhood TV stars here in the USA.

[Muad'dib]

Without the cocaine of course...

[Darth Rock&Roll]

yeah, they're totally into the smack in nepal.

coke is an american thing.

[edededed]

Tradition is often stupid - much like other stupid things, except it is harder to get people to stop them.

[Darthwing Teorist]

That's quite sad.