Traditional Khmer beliefs, treatments, superstitions?
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Thanks. very interesting and i think your take on it is interesting too.prahkeitouj wrote:I think it is difficult when women are pregnant. I heard too many superstitions about pregnant women. My second sister is pregnant too. She doesn't drink cold water or any cold because she is afraid that her baby will get too big and difficult when give a birth.
- don't take a bath too late at night : I think it's because too late at night is a bit dangerous for mum and baby. For example in the countryside there is no electricity so it would be dark and they can flip by accident while everyone going to bed already.
-don't take baby out side: they believe that baby will be sick because of evil or bad spirit because we believe that we have good spirit looks after our home and us so when we go out side they can't protect us from those bad things. I think if the baby is sick because out side is dusty or windy so baby is easy to get sick.
- when your wife is pregnant about 7 -9 months , you should buy ripe coconut juice for her to drink because it is good when she give a birth.
There are too many things.... I believe some but I try to believe what are reasonable too.
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Haha!taabarang wrote:The local rural schools have introduced sex education classes at the grade school level. It's the usual basic stuff about Mr. Sperm meets Ms. Egg, but exactly what facilitated their roundez-vous remains a carefully guarded mystery by a shy and giggling school marm. I really doubt that there is anyone that naive who doesn't know, but if there is they're probably in Cambodia.StroppyChops wrote:It's my understanding that many Khmer don't understand how pregnancy occurs, and are highly sceptical when informed. Is this so?
And Ireland. I was at art school with someone who was a district nurse in Ireland in the late 80's early 90's, she said that several people came to her asking why they couldn't get pregnant and looking for help. One of these couples was fairly overweight and it was discovered they were fucking in the belly button Another in the ass!! Nothing quite like a good Catholic education, ay Bingham?
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You disrespect the rice if eat it with hat on. Straight from a barang friends Khmer wife.
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This is ridiculous. I am Cambodian and i have never heard of this one. It is disrespect when you walk into someone house and pagoda with your hat on. It is also disrespect when eating rice with your hat on, but not to the rice, to those who are having or eating rice with you.Luigi wrote:You disrespect the rice if eat it with hat on. Straight from a barang friends Khmer wife.
បើសិនធ្វើចេះ ចេះឲ្យគេកោត បើសិនធ្វើឆោត ឆោតឲ្យគេអាណិត។
If you know a lot, know enough to make them respect you, if you are stupid, be stupid enough so they can pity you.
If you know a lot, know enough to make them respect you, if you are stupid, be stupid enough so they can pity you.
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@JSP, the list continues.....................Thanks for mentioning about cat which led me to think of other
Cambodians believe:
6. Every animals can see ghost especially cat and dog.
7. If the three colors cat jumps across the dead body, that dead body will get up.
8. If you cut your nails at night, it will bring you bad luck.
9. If you hit the nail at night, it will bring you bad luck. In Cambodia's tradition, we only hit the nail on the coffin at night time, so if you hit the nail or something at night time, it is like you hit the nail on the coffin which can bring you a really bad luck.
10. Don't touch or pet children head as it will make him or her to pee at night.
11. Before you eat something especially in the forest, you need to break a small piece of it to offer to the spirit who are looking after that forest aiming that they will protect you.
12. When walking in the forest, you are not allowed to say anything as it might make the spirit mad, so they might do something to harm you.
13. To be continued....................
Cambodians believe:
6. Every animals can see ghost especially cat and dog.
7. If the three colors cat jumps across the dead body, that dead body will get up.
8. If you cut your nails at night, it will bring you bad luck.
9. If you hit the nail at night, it will bring you bad luck. In Cambodia's tradition, we only hit the nail on the coffin at night time, so if you hit the nail or something at night time, it is like you hit the nail on the coffin which can bring you a really bad luck.
10. Don't touch or pet children head as it will make him or her to pee at night.
11. Before you eat something especially in the forest, you need to break a small piece of it to offer to the spirit who are looking after that forest aiming that they will protect you.
12. When walking in the forest, you are not allowed to say anything as it might make the spirit mad, so they might do something to harm you.
13. To be continued....................
បើសិនធ្វើចេះ ចេះឲ្យគេកោត បើសិនធ្វើឆោត ឆោតឲ្យគេអាណិត។
If you know a lot, know enough to make them respect you, if you are stupid, be stupid enough so they can pity you.
If you know a lot, know enough to make them respect you, if you are stupid, be stupid enough so they can pity you.
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I just though of a brilliant book for you to read Samouth. I was going to post the Treasure of the Sierra Madre by B Travis. His one and only novel. Absolute adventure classic about poor men seeking their fortune looking for gold in the wilderness. (I will still do) but I think this may grab your interest as it is on topic.
The Teachings of Don Juan by Carlos Castaneda.
Carlos Castaneda is the author of a range of books on his alleged meetings with a group of Mexican sorcerers. According to the books, Carlos Castaneda became the pupil of the Indians Don Juan and Don Genaro who during many years introduced him to the world of traditional Mesoamerican shamanism. Starting with The Teachings of Don Juan in 1968, Castaneda wrote a series of books that describe his purported training . His 12 books are widely debated, many have questioned their authenticity. They have sold more than 8 million copies in 17 languages. Tales of Power is one the most popular, download it here:
https://moonmetaphysics.files.wordpress ... in-one.pdf
The Teachings of Don Juan by Carlos Castaneda.
Carlos Castaneda is the author of a range of books on his alleged meetings with a group of Mexican sorcerers. According to the books, Carlos Castaneda became the pupil of the Indians Don Juan and Don Genaro who during many years introduced him to the world of traditional Mesoamerican shamanism. Starting with The Teachings of Don Juan in 1968, Castaneda wrote a series of books that describe his purported training . His 12 books are widely debated, many have questioned their authenticity. They have sold more than 8 million copies in 17 languages. Tales of Power is one the most popular, download it here:
https://moonmetaphysics.files.wordpress ... in-one.pdf
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At juansweetpotato, you are welcome!
At Samouth, I never heard about number 10.
There are many superstitions. My colleague never cut her nails and hairs while her husband was abroad because she believed that it would bring bad luck to him.
At Samouth, I never heard about number 10.
There are many superstitions. My colleague never cut her nails and hairs while her husband was abroad because she believed that it would bring bad luck to him.
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I never heard about it. We should take off our hat because we need to respect old people, but never hear that we need to respect the rice.Luigi wrote:You disrespect the rice if eat it with hat on. Straight from a barang friends Khmer wife.
កុំស្លាប់ដូចពស់ កុំរស់ដូចកង្កែប
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That's part of an old joke you dipshit. There are no districts in Ireland. Nothing like a bad comprehensive education is there? Semi-literate rascist twat.juansweetpotato wrote:Haha!taabarang wrote:The local rural schools have introduced sex education classes at the grade school level. It's the usual basic stuff about Mr. Sperm meets Ms. Egg, but exactly what facilitated their roundez-vous remains a carefully guarded mystery by a shy and giggling school marm. I really doubt that there is anyone that naive who doesn't know, but if there is they're probably in Cambodia.StroppyChops wrote:It's my understanding that many Khmer don't understand how pregnancy occurs, and are highly sceptical when informed. Is this so?
And Ireland. I was at art school with someone who was a district nurse in Ireland in the late 80's early 90's, she said that several people came to her asking why they couldn't get pregnant and looking for help. One of these couples was fairly overweight and it was discovered they were fucking in the belly button Another in the ass!! Nothing quite like a good Catholic education, ay Bingham?
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Do you remember those old Khmer ghost movies from the early 00's I think? I bought a few of them back then on VCD. Are they based on Khmer folk tales and superstitions do you know?Samouth wrote:@JSP, the list continues.....................Thanks for mentioning about cat which led me to think of other
Cambodians believe:
6. Every animals can see ghost especially cat and dog.
7. If the three colors cat jumps across the dead body, that dead body will get up.
8. If you cut your nails at night, it will bring you bad luck.
9. If you hit the nail at night, it will bring you bad luck. In Cambodia's tradition, we only hit the nail on the coffin at night time, so if you hit the nail or something at night time, it is like you hit the nail on the coffin which can bring you a really bad luck.
10. Don't touch or pet children head as it will make him or her to pee at night.
11. Before you eat something especially in the forest, you need to break a small piece of it to offer to the spirit who are looking after that forest aiming that they will protect you.
12. When walking in the forest, you are not allowed to say anything as it might make the spirit mad, so they might do something to harm you.
13. To be continued....................
"Can you spare some cutter for an old man?"
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