Being Nigerian, one thing you’re
made to know right from early
childhood, is that we are not alone
on this earth. There are spirits and
other non human beings that walk
the face of this earth with us.
However, the way these “Non Earth-
type Beings” are portrayed on
television, they pretty much look like
humans in lots of powder to me or
vice versa
In reality, majority of the
superstitions we have are usually to
try to deter us from doing something,
but some of the consequences of the
superstitions are just tooooooo far
fetched. Here are some of the most
famous and most ridiculous
superstitions I’ve ever heard.


1. Do Not Allow Someone
To Jump Over You Or Else
Your Future Babies Are
Gonna Resemble The
Person Who Jumped Over
You.
Even as a child, when I heard this, I
immediately called Bullshit on that
one. It just didn’t seem to strike me
as something that was possible. I did
have some friends who were overly
superstitious, who, if they knew I had
jumped/walked over their body, they
would not let me go anywhere till I
walked back over their body. Sigh,
see what Africa Magic has caused?
Oh well.
I’m yet to understand the real reason
behind the consequence of this
superstition.


2. Do Not Beat Any Male
Person With A Broom
Unless Their Penis Would
Disappear.
This was another superstition whose
origin of its consequences confuse
the living daylights outta me! The
first time I ever heard this
superstition, I was in my village high
school. Scratch that.. Almost all the
superstitions I know was simply
because of that high school.
At first, when I heard this
superstition, I laughed till I almost
cried. I was happy such a
superstition existed though! I’d
rather be flogged with a belt or cane
than a broom. Do you know where
the broom has been? What it has
touched? Soo unsanitary! But yeah,
I’m also still puzzled about this
supserstition as there’s no
correlation to being beaten with a
broom and penis Houdini.
Ha, see what I did there with that last
sentence? Penis Houdini? Cus
Houdini was a famous escape artist
who was good at esc…Nvm. Y’all
never get any of my jokes anyways.
I’m soo done with you guys.



3. If You Spit On The
Floor And Someone Steps
On Your Spit, You Would
Have Sore Throat.
Unless this superstition was a thing
of the mind, it’s actually happened to
me in reality before. The first time I
heard this superstition, I laughed
hard again, and deliberately decided
to put it to the test by spitting on the
floor. Then I dared someone to step
on it. I was told that it had to be
someone who didn’t know I had just
spat on the floor. Fortunately, I saw
someone walking by and, by
carefully guiding his footsteps, I
made him step on my spit. Yeah, I
know it’s pretty gross, but by the
morning of the next day, my throat
hurt me a little bit!
I’m guessing it’s more of mind over
matter since I sorta believed them
when they told me about the
superstition. In reality, I’m pretty
sure the superstition was just made
to make people clean up after they
spit somewhere.


3. If You Steal The Mat Of
A Bush Baby And Hide It
For Seven Days, You’ll
Become Rich.
First of all, how many of you have
REALLY come across a bush baby? I
still think bush babies in general, are
a myth. For those of you who have no
idea whatsoever that I’m talking
about, in some Nigerian secondary
schools, you hear about some
mystical creatures called “Bush
Babies”. According to the
information I’ve gathered about
them, I can tell you that bush babies
look like real babies, but they can
stand on their legs and run as fast as
full blow adults O_O They’re usually
found in forests or somewhere
random at night, who roam around
places with a mat/rug/carpet/
something they can lay on, and a big
cane. They usually cry and sound just
like real human babies. However, if
you go to where the crying is coming
from and you meet the bush baby,
it’ll get out a big cane and flog you.
The only time it stops flogging you is
when it’s satisfied with beating you,
or when you pray/find a way to beat
it. That is the myth of the bush baby.
As for the superstition, I’ve heard
that some people who are lucky to see
a bush baby while it’s sleeping, can
try to pry its mat away from it, and
then begin to play a game of hide
and seek with the baby. If you can
hide with its mat, without it spotting
you for seven days, you’ll become
rich.
Yeah, and unicorns also shit
rainbows, and during their spare
time, pigs fly. That’s how I felt, and
STILL feel, whenever I hear this
superstition.


4. If You Whistle At Night,
Snakes Will Hear It And
Come Towards You.
I’m pretty sure if this superstition
was true, we can fairly conclude that
Orochimaru must have been a night
time whistler. Which makes even
more sense because he was the
founder of the Village of Sound.
Growing up made me see a bit of
wisdom in this superstition. Just a bit
though. Basically, I believe that
whoever made this superstition was
trying to tell you not to whistle at
night lest bad people (hence the term
“Snakes”) find you and give you an
unfortunate time. If it didn’t mean
this, then this superstition makes no
sense whatsoever!


5. If You’re Walking With
Someone And Something/
Someone Is In The Midst Of
Your Path, Both Of You
Musn’t Split And Go
Separate Ways Unless
Thunder Would Strike You.
Before I even comment on this, I just
want you to know that this
superstition was told to me by one of
my friends who used to live in
America before he moved to my high
school to finish his last 3 years of
high school. I know it doesn’t really
sound like it makes much sense, but
explain a little bit better about it.
The superstition is basically saying
that if you and someone are walking
side by side, and then some random
tree/pole/whatever pops up in front
of you, when you want to go past the
impediment/random obstacle in
front of you, BOTH of you must go
past it in the same direction. If your
friend wants to pass by the left of the
pole, you must also pass by the left of
the pole and vice versa. However,
nobody must go one way and the
other person goes another or else
they’ll be struck down by thunder.
If this superstition had a better
ending which was something like
“Both of You Musn’t Split
And Go Separate Ways
Unless, You Wouldn’t Have
Many Friends In Future.” I
might have just believed it and given
you a reason as to why I’d think it
was soo, but sadly, it didn’t end that
way, making this another dumb
superstition.

TheYoungRebel:

The "BUSH BABY" termed or acclaimed by people as some sort of mystic creature/deity with mystic powers is nothing other than an ILLUSION.
Bush baby exists truly, but not as a spiritual being. It`s an animal, like we have goats, dogs, monkeys etc. And it feeds on leaves for survival.
The real name for this animal (bush baby) is "galago". The name (nick) "bush baby" was derived due to it`s ability to make the sound of a baby at night.
Reference/to confirm :http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galago
Op, this assertion is groundless!
Peeps really need to be watching more of Nature Documentaries.

Thanks for this info. I've always wondered about this story.

Op, you've forgotten

4. When you hit your left leg on your way to a meeting it won't work out but if you hit your right leg things will work out

5. Bad luck is trailing you whenever you feel cobwebs

6. If you see a lot of poo poo in your dream, you'll soon make a lot of money

7. When your palm itches you, money is on its way

8. God will solve all problems even though the problems we have keep piling up

9. Not everyone is supposed to be rich

10. If your food falls on the floor while you're eating the devil has eaten it