the superstitions in afghan culture

[salam]

By the way, what is the word for "superstition" in Pashto?

I think its called "dod" if I am not wrong.

[graveyardofempires]

heard that one.

also not to sleep under trees, the jinns ****() on you,

the other explanation was the jinns suck air out of you

the not sleeping under the tree has got to do with at night trees inhal oxygen and exhale carbon dioxide.

[salam]

Ohhhhh i know a lot!


* Havent you noticed that amongst Afghans....when you are walking lets say in the street. You accidentially step on the person's foot in front of you, yeah you are supposed to shake hands. Afghans think that if you stepped on back of the persons foot in front of you, it means you are both going to fight. Now i have the habit of doing it

* When a baby is born, especially a girl, they put Allah (SWT) jewelry hanging on her bed/crib. It means it will help to keep her safe from other eyes. There are hundreds of photos of me with that jewelry hanging from my crib. They would even place it on my forehead.

* When you move into a new house, you span the entire house for a few days, causing the stench to stay strong in order to keep evils from outside away.

* Havent you noticed your grandfather/father/uncle fold the right side tip of the prayer rug? I dont remember what the reason is exactly, but its something about shaitaan.

* After you go out in safar (trip) you throw water as the musafir is leaving, hoping to keep them safe and good luck.

* The wedding night, when the bride steps into her new home (in-laws home most of the time) they put chickens blood on her heel or feet for prosperity of a daughter-in-law having her first step in.

* The first 7 days of a bride in her new home is not allowed to do housework, it means it will help keep the devil from causing her to be too weakened to fulfill her work.


I have a lot more if you want to hear them

Laila, we don't have any of these at our side.

[Laila]

I have also heard this one from my aunts

A mujarid girl (single, but being asked about) should never.....i dont even know how to say this lol, but she cannot allow herself to get fat, for the chubbiness around the face turns off the boys family or something like that

Also, do not cut your nails at night. You are supposed to cut them in the morning and outside.

When a female brushes her hair, she is supposed to collect the hair and keep it in a ball, and keep it to herself (weird right :D)

[Laila]

Laila, we don't have any of these at our side.

LOL really?

these are the most common ones

[torkham]

Ohhhhh i know a lot!



* Havent you noticed your grandfather/father/uncle fold the right side tip of the prayer rug? I dont remember what the reason is exactly, but its something about shaitaan.

I do that as a habit too, having seen it done, then I was told if the masalla (the munz rug) is left open, shaitan comes and does really bad things on the masalla.

[Digital Malang]

I have also heard this one from my aunts

A mujarid girl (single, but being asked about) should never.....i dont even know how to say this lol, but she cannot allow herself to get fat, for the chubbiness around the face turns off the boys family or something like that

Also, do not cut your nails at night. You are supposed to cut them in the morning and outside.

When a female brushes her hair, she is supposed to collect the hair and keep it in a ball, and keep it to herself (weird right :D)

Lol and when your teeth falls you have to place it in a tree or something.

[graveyardofempires]

laila i heard all of those you metioned.

[Laila]

I do that as a habit too, having seen it done, then I was told if the masalla (the munz rug) is left open, shaitan comes and does really bad things on the masalla.

I just started to do it when i came back from Kabul.

Lol and when your teeth falls you have to place it in a tree or something.

Ahahaha yes i heard of this as well.

laila i heard all of those you metioned.

Yeah, i wonder why Salam didnt hear of these

[salam]

LOL really?

these are the most common ones

YES Laila, you may be from Afghanistan but I am from Pukhtunkhwa and I have not heard such.

[Laila]

YES Laila, you may be from Afghanistan but I am from Pukhtunkhwa and I have not heard such.

Oh okay i see

[Janana]

Also, do not cut your nails at night. You are supposed to cut them in the morning and outside.

When a female brushes her hair, she is supposed to collect the hair and keep it in a ball, and keep it to herself (weird right :D)

Yeah I think the hair is a common one. I have an Omani friend who keeps all her hair in a bag for fear of some witches doing black magic on it.

[torkham]

When a female brushes her hair, she is supposed to collect the hair and keep it in a ball, and keep it to herself (weird right :D)

my mother said the ball of hair you girls lose when brushing can be used by witches (pashto for witches??) to cast bad spells on the owner of the hair

[Laila]

Yeah I think the hair is a common one. I have an Omani friend who keeps all her hair in a bag for fear of some witches doing black magic on it.

my mother said the ball of hair you girls lose when brushing can be used by witches (pashto for witches??) to cast bad spells on the owner of the hair

ahaha okay i see now

[salam]

OK we used to keep our cut nails in the holes of a wall. I was mandatory.
It was a sacred place for the nails.