Reading some of these posted by GaojMoob at this Hmong site makes me LOL

[theking]

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Borrowed Hmong Superstitions from misc sources:

-Never whistle at night or you will attrack ghost and poj nxtoog.

-Never fall at the funeral or your soul will be taken away.

-Never play with shamen tools or you will get a unexpected visitor.

-Never hais "Kwj Txiaj" in the wild or a ghost will answer you.

-If your a "Txiv Qeej", never look at the dead at a funeral or you will see something unexpected.

-Never play hide and seek outside or there will be an unwelcomed player.

-Never play dead tunes on the qeej at your house or you will be next to die.

-Hmongs can't eat peppers at wedding or they will have a bad life.

-Never drink your lover's blood, when he/she dies they will come back for you.

-Never put a Hmong basket over your head or you will become a tiger.

-Hmong Yangs can't eat the heart of a chicken or he/she will go blind.

-Never have kuv phem with your girlfriend in your parent's house your family will have bad luck.

-Do not tell your bad dreams to people while eating because it'll come true.

-Do not enter thru' a window, bad luck will come too that house.

-Do not rock an empty cradle because your child will become sick.

-Do not say to a baby that they are cute because the ghost will come and take the baby away.

-Do not let the childrens play outside during the evening/night time, ghost will come take them.

-Do not cut your hair on the thrid day (Wednesday), it is bad luck for you.

-Don't complain about the smell at the funeral because bad things will happen to you.

-Do not get marry on odd number days, it is a bad omen for your marriage.

-Do not say bad things to your parents, it is a bad sin.

-Do not wash your hands with other people or you will die together.

-Do not look down while you are walking because your life will be shorter.

-Do not put your hands on your head while sleeping because nobody will love you.

-Do not count the stars while lying down or your life will be short.

-If you sneeze 2-3 times in a row, someone is complaining/gossiping about you.

-If you dream of someone that you know passed away, it means that they are healing from their sickness.

-If you dream of taking a sh*t, it means your're gonna lose money.

-If you dream of getting money, it means stress is coming your way.

-Never let outsiders have se.x in your house or your family will become poor.

-Never pick up random stuff outside because it could be a poj ntxoog trap.

-If you dream that somebody is asking you to go with them, say "no" because they're asking you to go die.

-Never have se.x in your car or it could die or break down.

-Hmong Green Vang's can't eat rice with papaya or worms/snakes will come bite you.

-Hmong Green Vang's father's can't go into their married son's room or they will go blind.

-When a Hang people die, their family can't cook inside the house that the dead once lived in or they he/she will come back as a tiger and eat everyone.

-Do not to point at the moon because if you do, your ears will be cut.

-Never put your shoe

s on the table because if you die, your spirit will try to go wear the shoe

s before it leaves and if your spirit falls down trying to get out, you wont be able to get to heaven.

-Do not eat raw chicken or you will become a tiger.

-Never poke a hole thru' leaves and look thru' it because you will see ghosts.

-Never call out someone's name out at night or someone else will answer you.

-If you're sad and crying, don't go on a long night walk or spirits will come take you with them, meaning you will die.

-Never cut your hair at night or you will get bad luck

-If you dream of gettin' bit by a dog, the chances of running into a cop is high.

-If you dream about getting sh*t on you then money is coming your way.

-When you eat, don't shake your spoon to even out your food before eating it. If you do, you will lose money/become poor.

if you comb your hair at night. When it is your parent's time to go, you won't see them go. that's what i heard.

-Don't mourn in the open by yourself. I think this is because ghosts will hear and join you.

-Never look back on your wedding day. Doing so brings bad luck for your marriage life.

-u cant tap/pound on ur plate with ur spoon or the spirits will come eat with u

-when u are scooping food onto ur spoon scoop it away from u not towards u

-if your eyes are itchy you can't go to a funeral because if you see the deceased then your eyes would get worse.

-if a snake is coming towards you with a rock/pebble ontop of it's head, your suppose to take off your shirt and cover it's eyes and take the rock for good luck.

-if you should kill a snake, make sure you kuv phem for the head and smash it real good. dont like it die slowly.

....please add on.....as i would like to learn more.....[/b][/i]

http://www.hmongza.com/index.php?/topic/54525-hmong-superstitions/

[Mr_Mechanic]

interesting

[Yebleng]

If those things were true we'll all be dead by now