Superstitious or just plain crazy?

Taiwan Living in Taiwan
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Next time I will refuse to cut the branches since the tree is now partly human and part of my family. I think the neighbor will understand.

And would I be a cannibal if I ate fruit from that tree? Btw. that tree does not have fruits. It is just a thought.

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Did it bleed?

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Another Taiwanese cultural superstition good luck procedure.

嬰兒滿四個月會舉行收涎儀式，會把光餅用繩串起掛在嬰兒身上，寓意讓光餅吸收嬰兒流下的唾液。

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將12個收涎餅（24個、36個或48個皆可）以紅紗線串起來，掛在寶寶的脖子上。請好福氣的長輩、親友拿下一個餅來，在寶寶的嘴邊擦一擦，口中邊念幾句吉祥話以示祝福與好兆頭。

收涎餅又稱為光餅，特色為餅的中間有一個圓孔，可用繩子串成一串，方便攜帶、食用。相傳這是明朝大將戚繼光在抵禦倭寇時，為了方便軍隊攜帶，並且縮短軍隊用餐時間而發明的乾糧。之後由於傳說與習俗的演進，人們便取「光餅」用於孩子滿四個月做「收涎禮」之用，才又稱為「收涎餅」。

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Good luck?!
I thought it was too make baby stop drooling…

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Is my gf a cannibal if she swallows?

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口中邊念幾句吉祥話以示祝福與好兆頭。

So it is okay for vegans to swallow? The answer is yes.

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I haven’t heard of the soy sauce thing… hilarious!

My favourites:

  • Don’t point to the moon or you will bleed from your ears.
  • Don’t talk about setting up a mouse trap because the mouse will hear it and not go into the trap.

Bonus superstition:
In some places on another continent, there are people that believe that there is gold in the bones of albinos (insert political correct term of people with the feature of refraining to produce melanin). It is not fun being an albino in those places…

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Cant eat it during pregnancy or your baby will be dark skinned

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They’re called leprechauns.