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After marriage a man was not allowed to see the mother or any other of the female relatives of his wife. They were all called Bakodomi, Untouchable. A woman was not allowed to touch her father-in-law or her brothers-in-law. When visiting them she walked around the yard instead of going through it. She was not allowed to hand anything to them. However, she was allowed to meet her mother-in-law, sitting at a distance of about six feet. If a man touched his daughter-in-law, even by chance, a subsequent illness would be ascribed to the breaking of the taboo [...] A man was also forbidden to touch the child of an aunt.

• Source: Kagwa, Apolo, Sir. The customs of the Baganda. New York: Columbia University Press, 1934.
• Culture: Ganda
• Location: Africa