Funny Beliefs In My Country, Naija

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I thought of writing about why I love my country, Nigeria and the funny aspect of my country got to me once again. Just yesterday, I was laughing without control over the recent jokes spreading around my country about a woman's image used to condemn a lot of things done in my country.

It's so amazing how Nigerians find ways to make jokes from every situations, that is what I do love most about Nigeria and I'm so proud to be one of them.

So for the purpose of this contest and with the mind of sharing why I love my country, I'll share some funny beliefs in my country that I found myself growing up to meet and even believe some of them 😂

Itchy palms are said to be a sign of good luck

I remember a time when I didn't know about this belief and was so busy scratching my palm so hard because it was itching me badly. Then my younger sister was like "Na big money dey come so" 😂 I was surprised she knew about that belief even before I did.

Nigerians believe that an itchy palm is a sign that you will have a huge amount of money and let me confess here, I've purposely scratched my palms when I needed money 🤣 it didn't work for me though.

Crossing others legs has a bad meaning

It is said that if you cross over a pregnant woman's legs, she will give birth to a child that looks like you. I've seen a person cross a pregnant woman's legs by mistake and is asked to cross back to avoid what would happen especially if the person is ugly or has a bad attitude 😂

Another version of this belief is that you shouldn't let anyone cross over your legs whether you're pregnant or not, if not you will give birth to a child with one arm or leg in the future. This is one of the beliefs I don't believe at all but I find myself avoiding such situation 🤣

Seeing ghosts when you peer through your legs in the market place

A few weeks back, my friend told me of woman who ran mad in the market place because it was said that she saw ghosts in the market when she mistakenly peered through her legs.

The common warning is not to bend over to peer through between your legs, especially in crowded places like markets. One is bound to see ghosts and witches that way. This belief is a kinda scary one so even if one doesn't believe it, it's still wise not to experiment it.

Devil eats food that falls on the ground, don't pick it

As a child then, I believed this a lot. I always cry over my food that fell to the ground but I never tried picking it up to eat again because of what they made me belief.

But as I grew up, I asked a question to my dad "What if na better expensive food you wan chop fall for ground?" and my dad was like "Abeg, all those ones na talk... Chop your food from ground so far nor chop sand" 😂 I laughed hard when I realized they were telling me those beliefs so I don't eat just from any ground my food falls on when I was a child.

Sleeping face up is a bad sleeping position

It is believed that sleeping face up is the best position for evil spirits to have access to your body and soul. Because of this, you see parents adjusting their children to a better position while sleeping.

Some even say sleeping face up will also make the person snore louder so it is always advised to sleep with sides or face down. Dad made my siblings and I believe this and we make sure to change our sleeping positions whenever... So you could say I somehow believe in this superstition.

Sneezing means someone is calling out your name somewhere

This belief is a really funny one because I remember I tried this a lot of time showing that it was an interesting belief to me. I'll be like "Make I see whether daddy go sneeze if I call am for my mind" 😂

So whenever a person sneezes, he or she will be like "Who dey call me na?" and sneezing becomes an avenue to say someone is gossiping or missing the person sneezing.

If you swallow a seed, it will germinate in your stomach

Haba! I was so surprised when I first heard of this belief, how can a seed germinate in the person's stomach? 😂 And honestly, I didn't believe it but I made sure to vomit any seed of fruit I mistakenly take in.

I remember hearing a child saying that he would soon have a big orange tree in his body because he swallowed an orange seed 😂 You can imagine the height of his believe on that superstition.

If you pick money on the floor you will turn into a tuber of yam

Even with this belief, people still pick up money from the floor. We've heard of people turning into a tuber of yam after picking money from the floor but I don't believe if it's true.

There are so many other funny beliefs of my country, Nigeria and I will like to end my life my post with what @shemzy said in a post titled Stereotyping Africans

Every country has its worst people and also good ones. You may not truly understand people until you live among them

This is my entry for the Dcc Contest you can participate also

Thanks for reading!!!



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Chia, poor me. To think I believed all these while growing up eh.

I was even told that if I blow whistle in the night snakes will visit our home, so I was always mindful once is late at night and always tempted to blow whistle at same time.

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Hahahaha me too. Alot of things poor sam fell for.

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😂 I know about that whistling too, so funny and scary at the same time

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Hehehehe, I can relate totally to all this. The one that gets me wondering is when you cross someone, they will be like Oya cross me back . Very funny beliefs in Nigeria.

Good entry to the contest, you forgot to add the #dcc tag 😃

!PIZZA

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Yeah, thanks for pointing that to me. I made the corrections already.

As for that crossing legs matter, I join for the "Oya cross me back" 😂

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Seeing ghosts when you peer through your legs in the market place

this one is almost the same here, but only peering through your leg, especially during night time.
but it is applicable everywhere especially some scary places

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How did you come about all these?.. Seems you have such a great memory to remember all these. I have even forgotten about some. Bit seriously how did Nigerians come about this? Who even started these myths? Funny enough, most people grow up believing all these... Smh... May God help us...

Nice entry for the contest. May God help us

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I sure can't forget a lot I was told back then because I was one of those kids who believed them but not anymore.

Thanks for stopping by, you're doing well ✌️

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I should be the one telling you that.. Seriously, you're doing well,and am proud of you. Keep it up.

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Thanks for your support, it's very much appreciated 😊

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lol welcome to Nigeria, where anything serious is used to crack joke and where nonsense is taken to be reasonable.

well about those believe though they are funny and sometimes or not true in anyway but i believe all those sayings are made up to keep our morals up.

If you swallow a seed, it will germinate in your stomach

hahaha wahala for who swallow seed oh.

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😂 That's Nigeria for us, turning everything into jokes

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😂😂 I swear! I've had my own fair share of hearing these superstitions.

Just recently I heard one: You shouldn't carry bucket of water for bathing with left hand.

I asked why & the old lady was like; back in the day, when mortuary attendants go to watch dead bodies, they carry the water with their left hand. In other words, carrying water with left hand is for dead bodies 🤦‍♂️

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😂 Wahala, that's a really funny one
Abeg make sure to carry your bathing water with right hand ehn

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Sneezing means someone is calling out your name somewhere

My nigerian mother gets very spiritual about this sneezing..if its more than Three times and she is there , she gets olive oil for prayers.

Even me would begin to wonder if there is anyone i have offended in life.

Naija my country... complete cruise😂

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😂 You said well my dear, Nigeria is a complete cruise 🤣 your mum is funny

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hahahahaha laughing hard! so many things that you don't believe, but you still follow them !! LOLOL but who in the world hear of someone turning into a tuber of yam! hahahahahahahaha

Merit - you have me dying laughing LOL

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😂 That's my country for you ma'am, we hear the most silly things here and we just laugh over it but some people start believing them including myself 🤣

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Hahahahaha I'm sure it's not just your country at all!! Hehehe

It's everywhere. Its human.

The more we hear something over and over again, the more we believe it and apply it!

It's why predators and people who want to harm us do it so well when they know that fact!!! They use their manipulation and influence to sway us to their way of thinking over time by repetitive things to say. Lol

So don't worry ...hehehe it is not only Nigeria with things like this! I'm sure we all have our own versions of funny things we have come to believe! And only when we use our common sense can we come out of their hold 😂

Until then...we just fall under their spell a little hehhee

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A little you say, I think some people fall under that spell for long and so many aren't thinking of getting out... 😂

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