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German island to end ritual of spanking women with cow horn

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German island to end ritual of spanking women with cow horn – DW – 12/02/2024

A centuries-old tradition in Germany's Borkum in which young men hit women on the buttocks with a cow horn during the Klaasohm festival will be discontinued.

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