Naked Rituals

Any females here who performed rituals, especially in countries like India, that involved some kind of nudity even partially? Who were all present during that time and what was your state of clothing at each stage of the ritual?

Perhaps these?

https://youtu.be/aMEXmMv2Yx0

https://youtu.be/RuALKfKQu4Q

https://youtu.be/lHNBqlFnSqI

So I’m not sure if this would be considered a ritual. A few years ago a friend in Portland took me on a Naked Bike Ride. I guess it is something that happens each year. I think it was called World Naked Ride. It was a blast. Hundreds of people riding through the streets of Portland Or. naked or mostly naked.

I heard that in some part of India young would be brides were put turmuric paste around their genital area by other married and older women as a ritual where the young would be bride had to lift up her attire and be naked at the bottom. Later they're bathed naked by other women.

I also heard that, the young bride is decorated with temporary tattoos called mehendi on their palms till upper arm, on feet till knees and even around the genitals and on the breast.

So I’m not sure if this would be considered a ritual. A few years ago a friend in Portland took me on a Naked Bike Ride. I guess it is something that happens each year. I think it was called World Naked Ride. It was a blast. Hundreds of people riding through the streets of Portland Or. naked or mostly naked.

@SomebodysDaughter Portlands Naked Bike ride is indeed an annual ritual and is part of a world wide naked bike ride to "deliver a vision of a cleaner, safer, body-positive world.". I think it's coming up again in June.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Naked_Bike_Ride

Isnt the gynecological examination some kind of Ritual as well?

Naked bike ride sounds awesome. I wonder if i can talk my wife into it

Would like to see that @XposeHer . 😃

I have done several naked bike riders and love it. I am not normally shy but it felt strange, intimidating and yet sensual walking about naked in a city that a few years ago morally banned public breast feeding.

….in a city that a few years ago morally banned public breast feeding.to you for your

@SouthernAnn, Congrats to you for daring to bike naked. I look forward to joining this sort of group in the future.

Also. Breast feeding is a wonderful and narural activity that should not only be accepted in public, but should be encouraged and fully supported in all areas of our society. It is great for baby and mother alike.

Does baptism count?

Early Christians were baptized nude. The ancient text called the Apostolic Tradition states “At the hour in which the cock crows, they shall first pray over the water. When they come to the water, the water shall be pure and flowing, that is, the water of a spring or a flowing body of water. Then they shall take off all their clothes. The children shall be baptized first. All of the children who can answer for themselves, let them answer. If there are any children who cannot answer for themselves, let their parents answer for them, or someone else from their family. After this, the men will be baptized. Finally, the women, after they have unbound their hair, and removed their jewelry. No one shall take any foreign object with themselves down into the water.” I believe that some denominations still do this.

Im converting

Early Christians were baptized nude. T

Some may very well have been baptised nude. But probably not all.

People forget that in Antiquity, people could be just as prudish and embarrassed about nudity as some are nowadays. Just because Greeks and Romans liked nude statues does not mean they had an acceptance of general nudity. In fact, Romans were quite the prudes about public nudity. Heaven forbid their women should be seen so.

Perhaps the reluctance would have more to do with nudity being associated with a low (or slave class) rather than out of sexual prudery. It being an indication one was not capable of purchasing enough proper clothes to clothe oneself according to a high station.

In fact it should be noted that criminals were crucified naked, as a means of heightening the humiliation, the attendant pain and suffering not being thought enough punishment already.

Some may very well have been baptised nude. But probably not all.

Completely disagree with this entire post. Granted one can find historical examples to support literally any viewpoint, but it's basic common sense and well known that ritual baths like the mikva were obviously nude until extremely recently. Sure, there might have been segregation of sexes by prudish people, but nobody was deliberately getting their clothes wet back before nylon fiber and automatic clothes dryers.

Completely disagree with this entire post. Granted one can find historical examples to support literally any viewpoint, but it's basic common sense and well known that ritual baths like the mikva were obviously nude until extremely recently. Sure, there might have been segregation of sexes by prudish people, but nobody was deliberately getting their clothes wet back before nylon fiber and automatic clothes dryers.

I am not saying that people would immerse themselves completely dressed, but prudishness is not something from our modern times only. There were taboos about nudity in Antiquity as well all depending on where and at what period in time.

So total nudity would not have been common. People would probably have worn some sort of loincloth or small garment to cover up their naughty parts. Had total nudity been common for baptism back in the time before Christianity became official religion of the Empire, the practice would surely have been mocked and ridiculed by opponents.

Happy Beltane to all you pagans. Did anyone dance around the maypole or jump over the fire skyclad?