Punish

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Occasionally, it is tabu for a woman to touch a palm tree with her foot. Should she do so, either purposely or accidentally, she is expelled from the town.

• Source: Basden, George Thomas. Niger Ibos: a description of the primitive life, customs and animistic beliefs, etc., of the Ibo people of Nigeria. London: Cass, 1966.
• Culture: Igbo
• Location: Africa