MENA Old Wives tales

[MrsAmera 41]

My husband says that keeping flowers (cut flowers) in the bedroom will suck the oxygen out of the room.

The shoes in the house thing (but he doesn't wear shoes on our carpeting or in any American houses).

Evil eye and babies yea we went through that -but i told him not to worry because Americans don't know any of the "magic" tricks!

[nunyab 0]

hehehe it's true we don't

i can't wait until my husband gets here and i can share some new things

[Kathryn41 3,205]

This isn't MENA but someone was asking about bringing in 'good luck' and I thought I would share some of my Scottish ancestry here in time for the New Year. We always practiced the tradition of the First Footer - which means that the first person to enter the house in the New Year needs to be a dark haired man carrying bread and money. So, my Dad who was the only dark haired man in a family of blondes was always kicked out of the house (VBG) a few minutes before midnight and then allowed back in after the New Year. This was to ensure that the Devil didn't come in first (dark haired men are under the Devil's radar, apparently) and the bread and coin meant that the household would enjoy enough food and prosperity during the coming year. We also brought bread and a coin with us wherever we visited on New Year's to bring them the gift of enough food and prosoperity through the coming year, too:-). Not really, an old wive's tale, but a cultural tradition:-).

I hope you don't mind me sharing this - I have thoroughly enjoyed this thread. I am fascinated by the various beliefs and old wives' tales many of us bring with us from our different cultures:-).

[amal 4]

My husband says that keeping flowers (cut flowers) in the bedroom will suck the oxygen out of the room.

The shoes in the house thing (but he doesn't wear shoes on our carpeting or in any American houses).

Evil eye and babies yea we went through that -but i told him not to worry because Americans don't know any of the "magic" tricks!

[balmytigeress 0]

Another one: if someone's leg gives out and they fall, you will get better quicker if a woman who has had twins massages it. My SO's grandmother stumbled or something and hurt her knee or something, and had his mother rub it because my mother in law had twins.

I told my husband about the jinns and hot water thing, and he made the comment that there would have to be clean jinn and bad jinn, and the toilet must be like a bar for the bad ones.

BT

[ARALB 0]

I didn't know wifes had tails?! This thread must be for those "older wives" lol! Ok ok ok!!! HA HA HA!!! LMAO!!! YOU KIDS ARE SOOO FUNNY! The quarky things are so much fun!

Vitamis no kidding! I took vitamins with me for hubby, and he said what is this?- I told him and even made sure he read the labels to make sure there was not jelatin in anything! He said "ok- when I feel bad, so I will take" I said --"NO you take every day and will not feel bad in the first place!" He just looked at me in disbelief, but he had taken them all by the time I got home, and wishes it didn't cost so much to ship more-- one challenge out of the way!

[nunyab 0]

ohhhhhh my husband couldn't imagine I only was told to take a tylenol when i was sick the other day... hehehehe and to boot I had to go see a doctor cause i had a cough (who does that anyway???) but he demanded it and i figured the 10 dollar copay was cheaper then dealing with him if i said no.... so he asked me what they "gave me" i said nothing but to take tylenol... he was furious apparently the doctor was a bad one and i should see another... alas my cough is gone now