These women are the head of the family, and already at the age of 13 they get a room for a lover

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The Mosuo tribe is known as the kingdom of women and is considered to be perhaps the last matriarchy in the world.

Namely, in this tribe women are the ones who make decisions and who are at the head of the family. Each family has 10 or more members, but all the property is in the hands of the women. It is specific to this tribe that it practices a kind of "open, liberal, marriage", where women are allowed to have as many lovers as they want.

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In fact, they are not bound by traditional marriage, but the men whom the Mosuo woman desires come to her house at night, spend the night with her, and must leave the house before dawn. If a woman does not want a relationship with her current chosen one, she symbolically puts men's shoes in front of her door, letting them know that his place is taken. On the other hand, when the women of the tribe want to show the man that they are interested in him, she will leave the door open for him to visit her at night.

If a child is born from such a relationship, that child is raised by the mother's family and receives the mother's surname, and the fathers have minimal or almost no contact with the children. That is why there is no word for father or husband in their language. The greatest male role model for these children is the uncle, who in this society has a better position than the children's biological father. It is the uncles who take care of the sister's children, and when the uncles grow old, the cousins ​​take over the care of them.

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Otherwise, in the past, the Mosua tribe was quite isolated and had almost no contact with the outside world. However, in recent years, their place has become a famous tourist destination and they are slowly opening up to the world.

In fact, they proved to be extremely hospitable. Although many consider the Mosua tribe to be the last matriarchy in the world, the fact is that you cannot compare their community to the rest of the world, because they have been isolated for a long time, and therefore cannot be compared to the values ​​of the western world.

The Mosuo tribe is still a very strong community today and the tribe members always put them first in relation to foreigners and tourists. Unlike the rest of China where female children are generally undesirable, here it is desirable to get a daughter, because they are more valued than males.

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According to tribal rules, girls are not allowed to wear skirts until the age of 13, when they are officially "inducted into society" and from then on their mothers give them a separate room where they take their lovers. It is interesting that a woman will never talk about her intimate affairs in the presence of a man, because intimacy is reserved exclusively for women.

Unlike many societies around the world where men have the upper hand, in the Mosuo tribe living in the foothills of the Himalayas, women are the head of the family. This is a small ethnic community living in the Yunnan and Sichuan provinces of China, near the border with Tibet. It consists of a population of about 40.000, many of whom live around Lugu Lake, which is located high in the Himalayas. The Mosuo tribe has quite a long history, dating back 2000 years. What is specific about this tribe is that they have always cherished the culture and tradition of matriarchy.

 

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