A woman spits on George Clooney’s head in Sudan.

The Hollywood actor appeared on Dateline NBC with Ann Curry for an hour-long TV special, Winds of War, about his mission to warn of the potential for more conflict in the area.

Clooney met the female village elder with her unique greeting in the border village of Abyei, where fighting is likely to break out should the north and south go to war.

“It was a [good luck] tradition I haven’t seen,” Clooney said.

“She pulls you down and spits into your hands then she pulls your head down and she spits on the top of your head. I’ve had people spit at me before but it wasn’t a blessing.”

I guess it’s not the strangest tradition, but it sure is a bizarre one.