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Was there ever really a shocking sexual festival called “The Festival of Budulak” among the Kalash people of Pakistan?

350 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Historically, what tools were Zoroastrian scriptures written with?

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Historically, have Muslims from sects deemed “heretical” been permitted to perform the Hajj pilgrimage?

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The Empire of Japan attempted to force Shintoism onto various occupied territories in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Did Shintoism survive among any of these foreign populations after the Japanese occupation ended?

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I’ve heard it speculated that art critic John Ruskin may have been unable to consummate his marriage because he was disgusted by his wife’s pubic hair. But would a Victorian Era gentleman have actually ever had sex with the lights on?

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Eight Imperial porphyry sarcophagi have survived in Istanbul today. Do we know if any of them still contain the remains of their emperor / empress?

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In media, slaves are typically stripped naked in public for inspection while at auction. Was this really always the case in the United States? In classical antiquity?

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Why is there no vaccine for HIV?

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Was there ever really a shocking sexual festival called “The Festival of Budulak” among the Kalash people of Pakistan?	350	AskHistorians
Historically, what tools were Zoroastrian scriptures written with?	16	AskHistorians
Historically, have Muslims from sects deemed “heretical” been permitted to perform the Hajj pilgrimage?	9	AskHistorians
The Empire of Japan attempted to force Shintoism onto various occupied territories in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Did Shintoism survive among any of these foreign populations after the Japanese occupation ended?	9	AskHistorians
I’ve heard it speculated that art critic John Ruskin may have been unable to consummate his marriage because he was disgusted by his wife’s pubic hair. But would a Victorian Era gentleman have actually ever had sex with the lights on?	4	AskHistorians
Eight Imperial porphyry sarcophagi have survived in Istanbul today. Do we know if any of them still contain the remains of their emperor / empress?	2	AskHistorians
In media, slaves are typically stripped naked in public for inspection while at auction. Was this really always the case in the United States? In classical antiquity?	1	AskHistorians
Why is there no vaccine for HIV?	1	askscience