Superstitious Beliefs Related to Pregnancy
• Maglagay ng asin sa bintana upang hindi mahirapang magbuntis.
• Bawal tumayo sa pintuan upang hindi mahirapang manganak.
• Bawal haplusin ng haplusin ang tiyan baka makatulog ang bata kung manganganak na.
• Kapag lumindol, kailangang maligo ang mga buntis ng suka para hindi sila makunan.
• “Aga nayari so unirong ed takayan no malukon ka.” (Don’t sit on the staircase if you are pregnant.)
Someone who often sat on the staircase while pregnant had a difficult labor as a result. It took time for her to give birth to her child.
• “Aga nayari so mangay dakel” (Don’t eat a lot if you are pregnant.)
Someone who ate a lot whatever and whenever she desired had a difficult labor and had a hard time giving birth due to complications.
• “Aga nayari ya mampuyat so malukon.” (Don’t sleep late at night if you are pregnant.)
Remecia C. Junio blames her habit of sleeping late at night for not going through labor and for having a one-week delay in her due date.
• “Aga nayari so unsilip ed inatey no malukon.” (Don’t glance at the dead if you are pregnant.)
Marde V. Dy said it’s forbidden to glance at the corpse of the dead because because there’s a possibility of experiencing difficulty in giving birth.
• “Aga nayari so unnusok no malukon.” (Don’t bend your body if you are pregnant.)
Mrs. Marcelina's grandmother told her when she was pregnant not to bend her body because there’s a possibility that the child would someday grow without teeth.
• “Aga nayari so unsaklang ed motor no malukon.” (Don’t ride a motorcycle if you’re pregnant.)
Mrs. Rita remembers her mother telling her when she was pregnant not to ride on a motorcycle even if she was only 2-3 months pregnant because there’s a possibility that she would lose child.
Original Mappers: Andre-Yam Espiritu, Mickaella Agbuya, Jackie Lyn Balanag, Patricia Dy, Lee Diane Garcia, Kristine Ross Montil, Cindy Valdoz
Additional Mappers: Vernaliza M. Ferrer, Resty S. Odon, Shiena Mae Gravidez
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