Taboo is a documentary television series that premiered in 2002 on the National Geographic Channel. The program is an educational look into "taboo" rituals and traditions practiced in some societies, yet forbidden and illegal in others. Each hour long episode details a specific topic, such as marriage or initiation rituals, and explores how such topics are viewed throughout the world. Taboo generally focuses on the most misunderstood, despised, or disagreed-upon activities, jobs, and roles.
Food
Healers
Tatoo
Voodo
Witchcraft
Marriage
Drugs
Evil spirits
Sexuality
Death
Tests of faith
Bloodsports
Episode 1
Extreme eats
Strange love
Extreme collectors
Nasty jobs
Weird weddings
Strange passions
Extreme bodies
Changing gender
Weird collections
Private passions
Devils and demons
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