The Sworn Virgins of Albania: The end of an ancient tradition - BBC World Service Docs, 100 Women

Only a dozen "sworn virgins" are left in the world, as an ancient Balkan tradition where women live as men dies out.
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BBC 100 Women has been invited into the private world of the remaining burrneshat. Will the loss of this community mean progress for Albania's younger generations of women?
Produced, reported and directed by Tui McLean
Cinematography, story development and edit: Derrick Evans
Executive producer: Valeria Perasso
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  • @BBCWorldService
    @BBCWorldService Жыл бұрын

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  • @nandinisen1540
    @nandinisen1540 Жыл бұрын

    Marvellous documentary! Thank you BBC!

  • @imgonnafuckuup1
    @imgonnafuckuup1 Жыл бұрын

    holy shit building a cigarette with no hands is some next level stuff

  • @Gold_Bear100

    @Gold_Bear100

    Жыл бұрын

    I though that was pretty amazing too, BBC should raised money for him.

  • @AlphaGeekgirl

    @AlphaGeekgirl

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Gold_Bear100 Him? Did you even watch the video?

  • @scorelineupdate129

    @scorelineupdate129

    Жыл бұрын

    Stupid ass cripple pulling the fuse out of a grenade bet he got bullied at school and rightly so

  • @ina2703

    @ina2703

    Ай бұрын

    @@AlphaGeekgirli've been told that burrnesha usually use he/him pronouns, so they are not wrong

  • @ina2703
    @ina2703Ай бұрын

    19:25 LMAO "kids and their damn phones these days" ass tangent

  • @tokozanka
    @tokozanka Жыл бұрын

    Beautiful documentary, thank you BBC.

  • @fran444ify
    @fran444ify8 ай бұрын

    Very interesting. Thank you.

  • @lindahughes4409
    @lindahughes4409 Жыл бұрын

    Very interesting and nice situation with niece and aunt

  • @dbs20235
    @dbs20235 Жыл бұрын

    Next week I will travel to Albania 🇦🇱 for my 12th time and will stay a minimum of 3 months, is just a great small country with so much to see, 3 months I believe will be enough to travel and get the real feeling about the country. Most of times I been in albania 🇦🇱 is been a lot of free things the locals offer, Transfer free Food free Drinks nearly free everyday Some offer free accommodation for 1 day or a week. The Albanian people are truly amazing people ❤️ ♥️ 💕 💖 👏.

  • @dearian4450

    @dearian4450

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks and wish you have the best time in my country!

  • @ArbenGeci-gd1op

    @ArbenGeci-gd1op

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for promoting the value of my prehistoric nation!! Albania is not only political borders today is much boger..starts from Athine..Skopie..Montenegro..Kosova..Sanxhak..Bosnia

  • @jetmiraismalaj7497

    @jetmiraismalaj7497

    Жыл бұрын

    Enjoy your time we are so happy to have tourists in Albania 🇦🇱

  • @dbs20235

    @dbs20235

    Жыл бұрын

    @Jetmira Ismalaj thank you, Great name you have when translated, Live good Good life is just great name to have. Be happy forever Jetmira " GoodLife"

  • @JONplumbing

    @JONplumbing

    20 күн бұрын

    Looks like all u go for there is for free stuff taking advantage of people’s kindness!

  • @i6tir
    @i6tir2 ай бұрын

    Excellent documentary.

  • @derlaeufer6054
    @derlaeufer605411 ай бұрын

    I'm very impressed.

  • @vixxa
    @vixxa Жыл бұрын

    I was hoping to also learn about their female "roommates" and female "friends"

  • @the_formula
    @the_formula6 ай бұрын

    🇿🇦

  • @margirma6
    @margirma6 Жыл бұрын

    @SMT unbelieveable is happening in Ethiopia: aparthied. Amharas, the largest ethnic grp, are killed on a daily basis. They are hunted like Nazy time Jews and kept in concentration camps without food.

  • @christophersnedeker

    @christophersnedeker

    6 ай бұрын

    My thoughts and prayers are with them.

  • @dbs20235
    @dbs20235 Жыл бұрын

    Is About time BBC say the truth about the greatest people of Europe, the Albanian people, the oldest people of Europe, the people who have a long history of truth, trust, traditions, welcoming people who are really good people.

  • @germancomment2244

    @germancomment2244

    Жыл бұрын

    No people is the greatest people in Europe. You're using words that directly feed into nationalist delusion. And it's ridiculous to say that finally BBC tells the truth about Albania. I'm quite sure what they said was factually true most of the times they said something about Albania, as much as with any other country.

  • @livechild212
    @livechild212 Жыл бұрын

    Respect to all the Burrnesha in this documentary. They've led lives of dignity in service to their families that were in need of their sacrifice. Men died in wars and feuds and these proud women held their roles with strength and pride. As for this "emancipated" pink haired wannabe snowflake: it's unfortunate that you are shunning traditional values for a misguided liberal ideology. Despite the fact that this tradition is becoming extinct, it served it's purpose and you should be proud of the fact that Albanians had such a system in place where no other society did. In my opinion, this tradition, having been practiced for hundreds if not thousands of years, was progressive and waaaay ahead of it's time. You cannot judge it on the standards of today and anyone who does so is ignorant any overlooking the vital roles these Burrneshas played in their families and in the societies. This BBC documentary misrepresents Burrnesha as it does not tell the full story of their roles and embellishes on negative points to drive their modern feminist and woke agenda. Tell the full story or don't bother at all.

  • @VatchGaming

    @VatchGaming

    Жыл бұрын

    you're the only one who gets it unfortunately. Yes, this tradition is way ahead of it's time.

  • @XhelalMetos

    @XhelalMetos

    Жыл бұрын

    I couldn't have said it better myself👍👏

  • @arlixhemalaj

    @arlixhemalaj

    Жыл бұрын

    Not just misrepresentation of the role and life of burneshave, but even translation is done wrong and intentional.

  • @livechild212

    @livechild212

    Жыл бұрын

    @@arlixhemalaj I guess we should have expected this from a foreign government funded media. The agenda for centuries has been to trash our nation and our peoples to favor the myth of their synthetic "greek" state and the assimilation of our people there and in other bordering territories. God forbid the truth of our history and culture were to surface and the veil of manipulation and myth were pulled back. Britain, Germany, Austria and France would have a lot of explaining to do. Not to mention, there would be innumerable debt of land and monies to suddenly account for. No worries though, the truth always comes to light despite the con in the long run. As long as we exist there is hope in that. Efforts are well underway to see that we are made whole in due time, however delayed it may be. The fact of the matter is that we can no longer allow others to write the narrative for us. Dardania (Kosova) will be key in this. And by the recent liberalization of visas due to go in effect in 2024, the deliberate and unjust isolation of our people will help in this cause. Rroft Shqiptaria! 🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱

  • @AlphaGeekgirl

    @AlphaGeekgirl

    Жыл бұрын

    17:46 It’s obvious that you did not even watch the video, because despite you saying the complete opposite, she actually did explain her reasons why, and said she was proud of her aunt. Clearly, you just came hear to stand on your soap box and put women you don’t even know, down. So many claims you have made are all false. Feminism is feminism. There is no modern feminism. Only equal rights for all.

  • @Melissa-tz9hv
    @Melissa-tz9hv5 ай бұрын

    Soo - lesbians

  • @liljanasufaj4130

    @liljanasufaj4130

    4 ай бұрын

    Don't say that,don't banalise this custom! It has got nothing to do with it... It is an offence everything you are saying....Not everybody has a sexual mentality......

  • @kirpalani-griffin3706
    @kirpalani-griffin3706 Жыл бұрын

    Women were ppressed in Albania? "The most common religion in Albania is Islam..."

  • @cobidbeksin5200

    @cobidbeksin5200

    Жыл бұрын

    Obviously Islam doesn’t oppress women and anyone who say it does is oppressing Islam 😂

  • @kirpalani-griffin3706

    @kirpalani-griffin3706

    Жыл бұрын

    @@cobidbeksin5200 lol. Oh weill, Islam will oppress me back with a butcher's knife, I expect. Such a disgrace that it is.

  • @krisradjpaul278

    @krisradjpaul278

    Жыл бұрын

    @@cobidbeksin5200 It does not respect women.

  • @wansworld27

    @wansworld27

    Жыл бұрын

    Islam is definitely against the idea of being a "sworn virgin" so don't confuse cultural practices with religious ones.

  • @wansworld27

    @wansworld27

    Жыл бұрын

    @@krisradjpaul278 I'm sure India is the least oppressive country to women.