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| comment | | "parent_author":"",<br>"parent_permlink":"curie",<br>"author":"simisola2",<br>"permlink":"nigerian-myths-myths-about-pregnant-women-5fec9989a2dfa",<br>"title":"Nigerian Myths: Myths About Pregnant Women",<br>"body":"![image (https:\/\/img.esteem.ws\/4x6c36wae0.jpg)\nPhoto credit: Maternitynest,<br> Nigeria\n\n\n\nNigerians are a group of people with interesting and rather unbelievable beliefs. There are loads of myths in Nigeria which might seem true,<br> wise or ridiculous. I am going to point out some Nigerian myths concerning pregnant women\n\n* itemPregant women MUST never set their eyes on masquerades: There is a belief which is held by majority of ancient Nigerians that pregnant women must not set their eyes on masquerades so as to avoid giving birth to a child that looks like a masquerade \n\n\n* itemThe Myth of Wearing Safety Pins: As a young girl,<br> I had always wondered why most of the pregnant women around me attached safety pins to their clothes. After a few years,<br> I discovered that the technique was used to supposedly drive away the demons who are always lurking in the air. Weird,<br> uhn? \n\n\n* itemWearing stones with wrappers: Another Nigerian myth about pregnancy involves attacking stones to the wrapper of a pregnant woman. The woman in question would have yl carry the stones together with the weight of the baby. It is believed to reduce labour pains \n\n* itemTime Limitation: It is believed by the inhabitants of some tribes in Nigeria,<br> that a pregnant woman MUST never go out from 2pm-4pm and in the midnight. This is to prevent demons from entering the womb \n\n\n* itemA Pregnant Woman Should Never Eat Snails: Nigerians believe that pregnant women shouldn't eat snails in order to avoid giving birth to an imbecile.\n\n* itemA Pregnant Woman Should Never Eat A Lizard: It is also believed that a pregnant woman should avoid eat lizards. If she does,<br> her baby's head would supposedly take the shape of a lizard's head \n\n These myths are slowly going into extinction as a result of the new generation. Still,<br> we should try to revisit them,<br> maybe even for a good laugh,<br> as some of them seem bizarre and out of this world \ud83d\ude02",<br>"json_metadata":" \"links\":[ ,<br>\"image\":[\"https:\/\/img.esteem.ws\/4x6c36wae0.jpg\" ,<br>\"tags\":[\"curie\",<br>\"stach\",<br>\"myths\",<br>\"trending\" ,<br>\"app\":\"esteem\/1.5.1\",<br>\"format\":\"markdown+html\",<br>\"community\":\"esteem\" " | | comment_options | "author":"simisola2",
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