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Indian Babies Dropped 50 Feet for Good Luck in Bizarre Ritual ~ Video

Society & Culture  (tags: india, ritual, religious, children, babies, rooftop, drop )

Jacquelin
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- 68 days ago - news.sky.com
A jaw-dropping ritual in India has infants plunging 50 feet from a tower to wish them good health. In a video shot on April 29, good luck babies" are thrown from the top of a building and onto a sheet during the celebration, which has been celebrated i
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Cher C. (420)
Thursday May 1, 2008, 11:30 am
unbelievable!

Thnx Jacqueline!!
 

Joycey B. (424)
Thursday May 1, 2008, 11:41 am
How frightening for these babies. What if they missed? Thanks Jacqueline.
 

Maria V. (21)
Thursday May 1, 2008, 11:52 am
Child abuse! They can suffer shaken head syndrome, I saw how their little heads bounced. It was very hard to watch.
 
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