The bride presents her husband with 21 venomous snakes

 

Strange customs are seen all over the world on the occasion of marriage, but there is also a tribe in India which gives 21 poisonous snakes as dowry to their daughters on the occasion of marriage.

According to the details, in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, this ritual is found among the people of the "Juria" tribe. The girls of this tribe give 21 poisonous snakes to their husbands as dowry on their wedding night. This ritual has been going on in this tribe for centuries. He believes that if a father does not give a snake to his daughter in dowry, his daughter's marriage will break up. As soon as the daughter's marriage is finalized, her father starts catching snakes so that he can give her as a gift Could present to her husband. The bride and groom are presented in a beautiful box at the wedding. The gift is proudly presented to the whole tribe. The death of a snake in a coffin is considered a bad omen. This means that the marriage will not succeed. If this happens then all the family members of the girl shave their heads to make the marriage a success.

The Juria tribes are known in India for hunting venomous snakes, which produce medicines and fur products.