Wednesday, November 16, 2011

3 Japanese Popular Superstitions Belief

1. Tabeta ato, sugu yoko ni naruto, Ushi ni naru!

The meaning of the sentence above is: "If you lie down immediately after eating can be a cow!" Was the curse?

Today, despite modern times have, many Japanese parents who still commemorate his son with the words as above. Clearly the reason why these words are used is unknown. But if analyzed, unlike ancient Japan today of the all powerful, they first have to work hard in order to live (especially after the bombing of Nagasaki & Hiroshima). That children are willing to help parents work in the fields, they always say "Tabeta ato, sugu yoko ni naruto, Ushi ni naru!" (If you lie down immediately after eating can be a cow!)

While in today's why parents are still convey this belief to their children is because they want to commemorate that: "It's not polite - a bad attitude, if after eating directly lying"


2. Hinakazari hayakushimawanaito wo, ni yome ikiokureru.

The meaning of the sentence above is: "If the decoration doll` despicable `not immediately saved, going to late marriage."

As we know, each dated 3 March, Japan organized the celebration of Hina Matsuri ``. The purpose of this celebration is as a thank you to the creator for giving daughter. In addition the purpose of this ceremony is to ask the blessing of health to their female children.

In celebration of Hina Matsuri every family who has a daughter, since February should display Hina dolls `` in the middle room, which consists of the couple's daughter and her ladies accompanied the prince and his bodyguard. Hina dolls on display, it should be kept or trimmed if it has passed from the date of March 3. If not immediately trimmed to be kept, they believe that the daughter will be married late later.

When viewed from the average age of married Japanese people today who ranged over 30 years, they believe one reason is "wo Hinakazari hayakushimawanaito, yome ikiokureru ni" (When decoration doll `despicable` not immediately saved, going to late marriage)



3. Shitewa ikenai koto

Shitewa ikenai koto means something it should not be done. In Japanese beliefs, there are some things a person should not be done because it contains a bad feeling, among others:

- It should not be served food by the number four (4) pieces.
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Number four (4) in a language other than Japanese read Yon `` `Shi` is also read. Shi `own` the word means "death". Based on this, if we served the cake with the number four, then as we invite death. People who eat it will soon leave the mortal world.

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