Myanmars' Beliefs
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Freedom of religion is practiced
in Myanmar, although a majority
(some 89.1%) are Buddhists
in Myanmar. But Myanmar seems
democratic that Buddhism is not
defined as the official religion
of the country, like most Islamic
countries does.
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Faith and religion are a
little hard to differentiate or
divide, and they are often very much inter-related or confused. All
teaching by a religion is generally
considered as religious matters,
while other customs and traditional
beliefs not taught by a religious
body is considered as faith. In
addition to that, superstition
often influences the faith and
the lives of the Myanmar people.
Superstitions
Superstition of different cultures
are interesting in some ways. Here
are some of the Myanmars:-
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Don't go underneath a staircase.
You will loose your will power.
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Don't go under a pole or rope,
where women used to hang-dry their longyis. You will loose your will power.
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Don't leave a shoe or a slipper
up-side-down. It'll cause bad luck.
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Don't keep a broken glass or a
mirror in homes. Replace the window
panes asap if broken.
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Don't wash your hair within a week
after a funeral in the neighborhood.
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Don't hit the pot with a ladle
after you stir the curry. It's like
hitting your parents' head.
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Don't hit 2 lids of pots and pans
against each other. A tiger may bite
you.
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Don't feed someone with the palm
upward. The food might cause you
disorder.
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Don't clip your nails at night.
Ghosts don't like that.
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Don't take kids to dark places.
Ghosts may possex them.
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Carrying some hairs of an elephant
tail will avoid evil. etc, etc, etc...
1500 Strings or Rays of Love
No, this is not a song sang by
Madonna, "Rays of Love". Myanmars
have analyzed the anatomy of love in
very details. As Myanmars believe,
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there are 1500 ways how people love
in a man-woman's (couple's)
relationship, and
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that are 528 ways how people love in
father-mother-son-daughter or
brother-sister relationship.
Isn't that so interesting? We hope
to bring you the whole list of that
soon.
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