World's most terrifying tribe: A place where women's lips are cut off as soon as they become young

The Mursi tribe is more often considered quite dreaded. The population of this tribe residing in the southern part of Ethiopia is about ten thousand. Known for its unique traditions, this tribe is very attached to its traditions and does not bear any kind of interference in them.

Several customs are followed by the people of the Mursi tribe. The Mursi has a different and unique custom of marriage. In this, there is a marriage of 'stick-fighting'. Here, two men fight with sticks for marriage. This fight allows the winner to get a beautiful wife.

The people of this tribe are immensely traditional and try to avoid the influence of the modern world as far as possible. But to people from the outside world, many of these traditions will be quite strange, although these are a part of their identity and culture.

This practice has a very interesting history. In old times, people of the Mursi tribe were often taken as slaves. Men used to be used for wages, while women were used as sex slaves. To save themselves from this, women started making themselves ugly. They used to hide their beauty by putting discs on their lips and breaking teeth. By doing this, they avoided the evil eyes of people. With time, this practice developed into an important identifier of the Mursi tribe. Even after marriage, women tie a strap around their necks, showing one's married status.

The Mursi tribe of the most famous Omo Valley of Ethiopia follows age-old peculiar culture and customs and is probably one of the most civilized tribes in the world. People or ethnic groups inhabit a territory measuring approximately 2000 square kilometers and guard the borders very strictly. Outsiders are not allowed to enter this region, and whoever tries to cross their borders may have to face Mursi warriors.

The Mursi tribe is believed to rank among the richest tribes in the region. Cows are accorded the status of being the sign of good wealth in this community. The more the number of cows that one owns, the more prosperous he is held to be. Cows are, in fact, involved in all the social rites of passage of the Mursi tribe.

Such is the marriage ritual in which cows play a major role. The bridegroom had to give cows and a Kalashnikov rifle as dowry against the girl's family. This exists in all tribes of Omo Valley. This is the reason that girls in the Mursi society are regarded as enhancing the family wealth.