Here is what Ihave to say:
MYTH 1: When someone dies, the family should not eat salt for at least 13 days.
(Just a cultural way of paying a respect to the deceased person in the family, but no truth)
MYTH 2: When a husband dies, the wife should not wear red her entire life. (Belony made by male dominism in the name of religion/culture)
MYTH 3: You should not whistle inside the house. (Just a beleif with no truth)
MYTH 4: When you bump your head against someone else's head, you need to bump once more. (BS, instead of expressing sorry)
MYTH 4: If you touch someone's neck, you need to blow your hand. (may be showing some respect in the case of accidental, what if in between couple.... haha)
MYTH 5: Three people should not leave their home for an over night stay at different location on the same day. (Cultural dogmatism with no truth)
MYTH 6: It is a bad omen to sneeze when someone is leaving the house to go out. (Nonsense)
MYTH 7: Green pepper (AKA green chilly) should not be given to someone hand to hand: Results in a conflict/conflict. (Nonsense: Ms. Gifford didn't hand a green chilly to Mr. Loughner before congresswomen got shot)
MYTH 8: You should not write on the floor with a burnt-out coal. (May have said becuase it creates a mess with dirt.)
MYTH 9: Sacrificing animals will please certain Gods and Deities. (Only to the blood-thirsty so-called gods and goddess)
MYTH 10: You HAVE to visit certain shrines and temples once you say you will. (Untrue, but lesson behind this is live with the word that you speak)
MYTH 11: Seeing an empty vessel while leaving your home is a sign of bad luck. (BS)
MYTH 12: Cow urine/dung is very pure and is good for consumption. (Way to fool people to get sick, like Ramadev fooled almost all in KTM)
MYTH 13: Cold (AKA Rhino Virus) is caused by cold weather. (may have some scientific truth, because chances of getting sick by cold in winter is high)
MYTH 14: You should not take a shower or eat sower/spicy food when you have cough/cold. (Taking shower is untrue, but eating sower and spicy (hot chilly) when you have cold is True. It is not going to help)
MYTH 15: Rice is the most staple food-- full of vital nutrition needed for your body. (true but not sufficient)
MYTH 16: You will be visited by a guest(s) when you hear a crow "tweet" at night. (Just a myth, with no truth)
MYTH 17: You should not pray to god or visit a temple when you are having a period. (Way of paying respect to God---belief)
MYTH 18: Putting Mascara (gaajal) on a baby's eye is good for his/her sight. (may have some scientific truth)
MYTH 19: Putting oil in baby's ears is good for his/her hearing. (Proven truth)
MYTH 20: Your destiny is written on the palm of your hand and certain people can read it and predict your future. (Belony)
MYTH 21: Unusual and deformed animals and humans (at birth) are reincarnation of God. (Bunch of Belony)
MYTH 22: Pulling "Machendra's chariot" will help get rain in the monsoon season. (Cultural beleif, nothing else)
MYTH 23: Being fat is a sign is being healthy. (Totally False Statement)
MYTH 24: You should clean your hand/utensils with mud or ash in the absence of soap. (True: Ash help bacteria easily wash-away)
MYTH 25: Memorizing is the best way to get education. (no doubt)
These are just my opinion. No offence.
Thanks.
Last edited: 19-Jan-11 12:18 PM