No! No! NO! I don't have to believe let alone follow any of the.... but I know deep down I will never forget them ( Its just ingrained in my psyche like a shy kid dangling around its mothers neck refusing to look up at anyone! ). Neither am I embarrassed of them.... may be a little amused.....
Because there lies a small part of my India in them. A part so far flung that we almost forget it exists, a part where we still run to the village demi God with every petty problem... to jinx or unjinx our lives :) Where Devils and Gods loiter around waiting eagerly to hop into our lives :) That's the India I know
Somethings I learnt back home
- It is believed that one should not clip finger nails inside the house because , if anybody steps on the chunk accidentally a nasty fight will ensue between the two.
- Never step out of the house in the evening after washing your hair and without eating anything, because in this pure state the devil is suppose to be tempted to step into your body.
- When you step out of the house if a lizard clucks best advise step back! ( Weirdly lizards in the north in spite of their humongous size are silent to the level that I believe they are dumb)
- If you cross a path where three roads meet watch out and scan with careful gaze if you see any weird material like eggs, onion, chili, rock salt, coconut ( I truly believe everything put in omelet heeheehee) spit on it ! Its one of those numerous black magic jinxes )
- When you set out of a journey ( immaterial of how far or close) immediately realize you have to go back for any god damn reason there are two options
- Wake up on your right side ! ( I still do, in fact I repeat this line like a prayer before opening my eyes everyday) Left can jinx your day! This faith is soooo strong that I know characters who as much as refuse to turn on their left ever instead turn around the longer way ( Like rotate).... that's a scene ( This in no fictitious character)
- Either don't go back
- Or sit back in the house and leave in some time pretending its a new journey
- Of course the ever evil black cat ! if it crosses your way...
- Stop! Duh!!! But wait for some body else to cross the way and carry the jinx away so that your coast is clear...
- Look for a coconut tree, seeing coconuts on the tree immediately will break the jinx!
- People shouldn't sit on their shit pots with cloths on ( courtesy Bong friends ) ! Definitely not practicable in Delhi winters
- Carry pieces on onion with you if you travel out in the night with Mehendi on ... else of course the devil on the perpetual wait with haunt the hell out of you! In this case every other conceivable evil like witches to souls will follow you !
- Well Hanuman Chalisa wholly and solely is capable of protecting you from any evil immaterial of its shape, form, and in some cases religion!
- Don't break curry leaves in the night, or of course the devil blah blah
5 comments:
This girl makes sure that she mentions anthing even remotely connected to the Bong way of thinking but newer mention that the superstition on mehendi is courtesy a UPite, the one about Curry Leaves comes from the Sardar uncle downstairs, et al.
BTW, the pointers mentioned by the lady are almost all followed by the lady herself...
a person who follows such superstitions religiously shd not not comment on others. n i do follow one or two of them just bcoz elders say so not bcoz i blive.
Well Hi Arpita,
As a clarification yes not all of them are Bong of course! It just that the shit pot one was waaaay to interesting to leave without a source accreditation..... :D
And well as I said the things I picked from home I follow.... for the fear of cutting down my roots!
interesting!! Adding on to your Delhi list- calling out someone from his back when that person is leaving for some important business is considered to be inauspicious. Also spilling of milk is considered a bad omen and If a crow is found croaking outside your house it means you will be visited by guests.
Well some clarifications for Arpita and author of Chitthi Paati :)
http://shivaniramaiah.blogspot.com/2008/11/my-defiination-of-superstion.html
And Kanika,
Yep I kind of have heard of these too.....That was interesting...
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