Friday 13th - part duex
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Justintime
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Not really, it was man who associated 13 with bad luck, and hes ususally wrong 
kuulani
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My superstitions, which are based on my culture, are:
1. No whistling at night
2. No cutting hair/nails at night
3. No sweeping at night
{geez ... night time is spooky}
4. No bragging/talking about catching fish or you'll come home empty-handed.
5. Don't say the word "rain", lest it come
yup ... you can say i'm superstitious.
1. No whistling at night
2. No cutting hair/nails at night
3. No sweeping at night
{geez ... night time is spooky}
4. No bragging/talking about catching fish or you'll come home empty-handed.
5. Don't say the word "rain", lest it come
yup ... you can say i'm superstitious.
GOD ALMIGHTY
YHWH
Does it count if I actually believe in myself? 
nalani
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kuulani said:
I'll just add a few to that list:
6. No sitting on tables (that's more of "proper decorum" rather than superstition)
7. No wearing red to the beach.
8. No wearing of leis or necklaces whilst pregnant
9. If you're pregnant and you have a craving, you HAVE to adhere to the craving.
10. Don't say "I'm going fishing" or "I'm going hunting"
11. No taking bananas to the beach when you plan to fish.
kuulani
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LastLegionary said:
It wouldn't offend me if you whistled at night ... it's not your belief. It would phreak the hell out of me though. The night belongs to "the others", whistling calls them
The cutting nails/hair thing has something to do with the fact that nails and hair are "bait" ... something like voodoo I guess
I forget about the sweeping, I just got scolded enough as a kid, so I don't do it.
Hawaiians believe talking about fish before you're going to get them jinxes you, the fish will know you're coming and hide. We never say we're "going fishing".
Same thing with "rain" I guess, if you say it, it's a jinx and it'll happen.
nalani
Well-Known Member
6. No sitting on tables (that's more of "proper decorum" rather than superstition)
-the basic of this "rule" is because this is where you put your food and your ass shouldn't be where you put your food (there is also a deeper meaning to this)
7. No wearing red to the beach.
-wearing this color to the beach denotes a particular lesser deitie's family and unless you are of his family, you should not presume to wear that color to the beach.
8. No wearing of leis or necklaces whilst pregnant
-many cultures have this same belief .. the cord may go around the child's neck and choke him/her whilst in the uterus.
9. If you're pregnant and you have a craving, you HAVE to adhere to the craving.
-the child you are carrying could be a great person (mighty chief) and you should never deny a great person.
10. Don't say "I'm going fishing" or "I'm going hunting"
-saying words makes things happen. If you say it, they will hear you .. and you won't have any luck. You should also not ask a person, especially if it's obvious that they are going fishing or hunting "where are you going?" ... it's not only bad luck, but pretty stoopid
11. No taking bananas to the beach when you plan to fish.
-I forget where this comes from but it has to do with you not being able to catch any fish ... ku'u, do you recall where this came from?
-the basic of this "rule" is because this is where you put your food and your ass shouldn't be where you put your food (there is also a deeper meaning to this)
7. No wearing red to the beach.
-wearing this color to the beach denotes a particular lesser deitie's family and unless you are of his family, you should not presume to wear that color to the beach.
8. No wearing of leis or necklaces whilst pregnant
-many cultures have this same belief .. the cord may go around the child's neck and choke him/her whilst in the uterus.
9. If you're pregnant and you have a craving, you HAVE to adhere to the craving.
-the child you are carrying could be a great person (mighty chief) and you should never deny a great person.
10. Don't say "I'm going fishing" or "I'm going hunting"
-saying words makes things happen. If you say it, they will hear you .. and you won't have any luck. You should also not ask a person, especially if it's obvious that they are going fishing or hunting "where are you going?" ... it's not only bad luck, but pretty stoopid
11. No taking bananas to the beach when you plan to fish.
-I forget where this comes from but it has to do with you not being able to catch any fish ... ku'u, do you recall where this came from?