The roots of the burrnesha tradition originate from the Kanun, an ancient constitution used in Kosovo and northern Albania in the 15th century, upon which Albanian society was organised.

Burrnesha Duni was demanding £200 to speak to us. Having travelled to Lepusha, a tiny outpost high in the mountains of northern Albania, she knew the Express team was out on a limb.

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Albania 'I'm a 58-year-old virgin living in the wilderness - 15 men have begged to marry me' Duni made a vow of celibacy 35 years ago and lives in the wilderness alone to stay true to her oath.

Grishaj is among the last of Albania's so-called "sworn virgins" -- an ancient, gender-bending tradition that saw her renounce sex.

10/27/2023 October 27, 2023. In Albania, if a woman takes an oath of virginity, she can gain the legal rights and responsibilities of a man. According to an archaic law known as the Kanun, the ...

The roots of the burrnesha tradition originate from the Kanun, an ancient constitution used in Kosovo and northern Albania in the 15th century, upon which Albanian society was organised.

Only a dozen "sworn virgins" are left in the world, as an ancient Balkan tradition where women live as men dies out. "Albania was a man's world, the only way to survive was to become one," says ...

An ancient Balkan tradition where women take a celibacy oath and live as men is on the decline, with only a dozen remaining - as young women in Albania fight against everything the tradition ...