10 popular Superstitous beliefs in Africa
1. Eating yam increases the chances of having twins.
—Yoruba tribe, Nigeria, Togo
2. women are encouraged not to eat goat meat, due to the belief that it could cause them to grow a beard.
—Rwanda 3. Witches and geese
Geese Only Honk at Witches. So if geeze honk at apparently nothing, they is a witch around. — Uganda
4. After returning from hospital in step on an egg in order to get rid of the illness once and for all. (also applicable to prisoners who do not wish to return back to prison)
— from Uganda
5. If your right palm is itchy, you will soon receive a windfall of money. You can’t scratch your right hand, however, as it will “scratch the money away.” Instead, you should scratch your left hand so that you don’t lose the money.
— most parts of Africa believe this
6. Whistling In The Night
Most especially in west africa people don’t whistle at night because it is believed that whistling in the night would attract snakes to you. 7. Sunshine and Raining At The Same Time
This is called a Sunrain when the sun is shining and it is raining at the same time, it is believed that a lion or an Elephant is giving birth.
8.Don’t Let People Jump/Cross Over You if you allow someone to cross over you while you are lying down you will never grow tall.
9.If you put a strand of your eye lash in your parents shoe or blow it towards them when their backs are turned, it will make them to forget the offence you’ve committed.
— african kids superstition 10. Don’t look in between your legs in a crowded market place. If you do it is believed that you will run mad but that’s after you’ve received a heavy knock from an evil spirit.
—Yoruba tribe, Nigeria, Togo
2. women are encouraged not to eat goat meat, due to the belief that it could cause them to grow a beard.
—Rwanda 3. Witches and geese
Geese Only Honk at Witches. So if geeze honk at apparently nothing, they is a witch around. — Uganda
4. After returning from hospital in step on an egg in order to get rid of the illness once and for all. (also applicable to prisoners who do not wish to return back to prison)
— from Uganda
5. If your right palm is itchy, you will soon receive a windfall of money. You can’t scratch your right hand, however, as it will “scratch the money away.” Instead, you should scratch your left hand so that you don’t lose the money.
— most parts of Africa believe this
6. Whistling In The Night
Most especially in west africa people don’t whistle at night because it is believed that whistling in the night would attract snakes to you. 7. Sunshine and Raining At The Same Time
This is called a Sunrain when the sun is shining and it is raining at the same time, it is believed that a lion or an Elephant is giving birth.
9.If you put a strand of your eye lash in your parents shoe or blow it towards them when their backs are turned, it will make them to forget the offence you’ve committed.
— african kids superstition 10. Don’t look in between your legs in a crowded market place. If you do it is believed that you will run mad but that’s after you’ve received a heavy knock from an evil spirit.
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