Hamar: African Tribe Where Wives Beg Husbands To Flog Them For Love, Loyalty

Beat Me Black And Blue; You are not seen to be in love or ready as a husband by your wife if you cannot beat her black and blue. Welcome to Ethiopia   A tribal ceremony during which young women are whipped in order to show the sacrifices they make for men is revealed in a series of photographs. Members of the Hamar tribe in Ethiopia believe the elaborate scars demonstrate a woman’s capacity for love, and if they fall on hard times later in life it allows them to…

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