The divination of girls can't start early enough

Submitted by Matt on Wed, 2008-10-08 15:46

Story here. Wonder why no boys are ever given such a deal? Oh yeah, they need to actually earn their heroic status in society by killing people or losing arms and legs first. Excerpt:

'KATMANDU, Nepal - Hindu and Buddhist priests chanted sacred hymns and cascaded flowers and grains of rice over a 3-year-old girl who was appointed a living goddess in Nepal on Tuesday.
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Devotees touch the girls' feet with their foreheads, the highest sign of respect among Hindus in Nepal. During religious festivals the goddesses are wheeled around on a chariot pulled by devotees.

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.'

Critics say the tradiaiton is bad for the girls, while boys and men are busy wheeling her around in a chair for what, 5-10 years? It's bad for HER?

But of course no one will marry her after she's been a "goddess". Can you just imagine what it would be like for a man married to a "former goddess"?

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At least regarding the folks that live in that area... the Dalai Lama (Tibet... next mountaintop down) is also often selected at a very young age, and lives his life as a beacon of peace (though the Chinese may tend to disagree).

Dave K
A Radical Moderate

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Submitted by Dave K on Wed, 2008-10-08 17:44