**As
you can probably tell, I am still trying to random save a few more of
my Multiply old Blogs. The following is one of them, written in Dec.
2008.**
Nicole Kidman broke the Aboriginal tradition, playing the Didgeridoo, an ancient musical instrument, by custom and firm tradition only men should play. According to the long established aboriginal belief in Australia, any woman having touched the didgeridoo would lose her fertility.
Last week in Germany in a TV programme 'Wetten das ....?', the German version of the Spanish 'Que apostamos ....?', in English it means: ' what do you bet ....?', Thomas Gottschalk, the TV presenter wanted to test the protagonists of the new film 'Australia', Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman of their knowledge of aboriginal culture, and requested Kidman to play the didgeridoo which she did, while Jackman danced to the tune happily, delighting all present.
When it was shown, the Australian aboriginals raised the alarm, warning all women who might be ignorant of the fatal consequence of the loss of her capacity to ever conceive. It was too late for Kidman to apologise or undo the deed, so she issued a statement from London in which she said she had always supported the Australian aboriginals and had great respect for their culture and tradition. She wouldn't have touched the instrument had she known about the prohibition beforehand.
Only very recently she had announced that she might consider giving up her acting career, at least for a while, to dedicate herself to be a mother. At 41, she had not too long ago had her first biological daughter, Sunday Rose, with her 2nd husband, the country singer Keith Urban (2 adopted children while she was Mrs. Tom Cruise). Just as well now that she might not be able to have any more offsprings.
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