Ten Unusual and Weirdest Prohibitions from All Over the World

VIVA – Prohibition is something that often happens in some countries, but some weird prohibitions are enforced in these countries and have a legal basis. Indeed, each country is free to make its regulations.

However, between the rules made, many are the subject of discussion because they are considered weirdest and unusual. Also, citizens must obey the rules imposed by the state rather than get punished or sanctioned. Well, here are some weirdest prohibitions imposed by several countries from around the world.

1. Prohibition on Video Games (Greece)

The Greek government banned all video games across the country in 2002; the government intends to stop illegal gambling which inadvertently leads to the ban on video games. Citizens of this country will go to jail if they play video games even on home computers.

2. Prohibition on Yellow Clothes (Malaysia)

Yellow in Malaysia is an illegal color. Yellow is considered the "Color of Protesters". The Malaysian government decided to ban yellow clothes for political affairs which caused a certain group of opposition activists to often use yellow things.

Denmark prohibits parents from naming their child with a name of their own choice. Danish citizens must provide an appropriate name from a list of 24,000 names (some boys' names and some girls' names) that has been provided by the Danish government.

If someone wants to name the child of their own choice, then he or she must obtain permission from a government official.

The Iranian government decided to ban several western things which include western music, rap music, skinny jeans, pet cats and dogs, and tattoos to control the great influence of Western civilization.

Even for haircuts, the Iranian barber’s union prohibits all western haircuts such as spiked hair, ponytails, and others because Western hairstyles are considered a sign of worshiping the devil god.

The Chinese government has banned jasmine from mainland China. Chinese citizens are not allowed to sell, grow, or even talk about China. After the Tunisian jasmine revolution, China considered Jasmine to have tremendous potential to destabilize its society, almost synonymously with weakening Chinese Democracy. China goes a step further to censor the word Jasmine from the internet.

Jogging in the morning has become a common thing to do in some countries because it can make the body healthy. However, it turns out that Burundi forbids jogging in the morning. Anyone who jogs in the morning will be sentenced to life in prison.

Morning jog in Burundi is considered an act of war, so president Pierre Nkurunziza officially banned it to stop the conflict between Burundi's ethnic groups and they believe this law will stop the penchant for war.

France banned the consumption of tomato sauce for school children because the government felt that teenagers consuming too much tomato sauce could damage the authenticity of traditional dishes.

In Australia, acting in porn is not a crime unless the actor in the porn film has large breasts. Australia prohibits pornography featuring women who have small breasts.

The government considers this to encourage civilians to become child molesters or worse child rapists. However, children are not prohibited from using alcohol, cigarettes, and condoms.

Saudi Arabia has many restrictions on women only. The country almost bans everything for women like driving, working, roaming, or doing to the gym.

The government also regulated some odd rules to protect sex-free mixing in public such as public theater, or Valentine's Day, except for married couples.

Saudi Arabia has no written constitution to prohibit them, and they simply follow the only national law using the "Quran".

North Koreans are not allowed to watch TV, listen to music, play music, leave the country, share opinions, laugh in public, believe in religion, drive, connect to other countries, wear jeans, and many others.