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Re: What Were Those Superstitious Things Your Parents Or Elder Made You Believe by Latakia(f): 2:42pm On Sep 29, 2021

Biafra will COME Atiku will COME

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Re: What Were Those Superstitious Things Your Parents Or Elder Made You Believe by Nyanabo(m): 2:42pm On Sep 29, 2021

I was told not to cross the opposite gender piss, I we do we would grow sores on our privates grin

Re: What Were Those Superstitious Things Your Parents Or Elder Made You Believe by wonderr(m): 2:43pm On Sep 29, 2021

saxokay:
I was told by an old woman then that when chief obafemi awolowo died he appeared on the sky

then I was like this awolowo is a strange person
so just of recent I took my time to do some research about it I discover it was a lie from the pit of hell,so am planing to confront the old woman now to repeat the story again

how old are you?

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Re: What Were Those Superstitious Things Your Parents Or Elder Made You Believe by Zainabthegirl1(f): 2:43pm On Sep 29, 2021

When I started period…my mom said if a guy touches me I will get pregnant immediately..no be touching of sex oh na holding of hands or tapping lol

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Re: What Were Those Superstitious Things Your Parents Or Elder Made You Believe by shekoduza: 2:43pm On Sep 29, 2021

Mine was if you point your hand at the burial ground, you will need to bite all your fingers nails.

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Re: What Were Those Superstitious Things Your Parents Or Elder Made You Believe by Vipro(m): 2:44pm On Sep 29, 2021

OG1BABY:
Don't whistle at night. Don't really know why though. Still yet to know the reason behind it

Re: What Were Those Superstitious Things Your Parents Or Elder Made You Believe by richmond500: 2:45pm On Sep 29, 2021

Prickle16:
That if you go to sch and face your studies, you will be rich

If u go to school and really understand what school teaches, u will be successful, this is not a lie

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Re: What Were Those Superstitious Things Your Parents Or Elder Made You Believe by Btruth: 2:52pm On Sep 29, 2021

Prickle16:
That if you go to sch and face your studies, you will be rich

....a bi your Bata (shoe) go dun kokoka!

......all naa wash. huh

Re: What Were Those Superstitious Things Your Parents Or Elder Made You Believe by Karmaisme(m): 2:53pm On Sep 29, 2021

"when you see a star falling from the sky means a prominent man will die in the community"
I woke up very early one day and I saw like six stars fell from the sky, I counted the prominent men in my community back then and the numbers I got wasn't up to the number of the Stars.

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Re: What Were Those Superstitious Things Your Parents Or Elder Made You Believe by Paulo3ree(m): 2:53pm On Sep 29, 2021

gambia:
I was told Buhari is saint.

I still believed so
I hope am alright
huh

Re: What Were Those Superstitious Things Your Parents Or Elder Made You Believe by Federalofficia(m): 2:57pm On Sep 29, 2021

Haaa e be like say he day work OOO

HitlerGaddafi:
If boy mekwe girl and the girl use salt and water immediately, she nor go get belle.

Re: What Were Those Superstitious Things Your Parents Or Elder Made You Believe by salem1996: 2:58pm On Sep 29, 2021

reidkrugger:
Chicken head is for first borns. And when you loose a tooth, you have to run 3times round the house then throw the tooth on the roof. Otherwise it won't grow back

similar to mine. Though mine is that, you must run around one ancient store like that in my house. Mehn, when its your turn n ladies happen to be around eh, e no deh funny at all. Me na night time i deh do mine oooo

Re: What Were Those Superstitious Things Your Parents Or Elder Made You Believe by kingxsamz(m): 2:59pm On Sep 29, 2021

That there's a white man who's a god and lives in the sky, that sent his son to die for humans so he can forgive them for his own mistakes and take them into his so called paradise which looks like an ancient city.

Drinking coconut water makes one dull.
Nigeria vs India football match.

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Re: What Were Those Superstitious Things Your Parents Or Elder Made You Believe by TUANKU(m): 2:59pm On Sep 29, 2021

That Buhari will be the best president ever if elected.

Re: What Were Those Superstitious Things Your Parents Or Elder Made You Believe by Karleb(m): 3:00pm On Sep 29, 2021

ladensmith:
That India beat Nigeria 99 - 1. Sam okwarajj scored our only goal then wave to his fans before he died

Okwaraji change your leg!!! grin

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Re: What Were Those Superstitious Things Your Parents Or Elder Made You Believe by Myhusband(m): 3:02pm On Sep 29, 2021

cobweb hindered progress when one see it in the house or road, the period I made my first millions, me and cobweb wake up and sleep

those shit na nonsense

not cutting nail at night among other nonsense

Re: What Were Those Superstitious Things Your Parents Or Elder Made You Believe by ojotobiloba1: 3:02pm On Sep 29, 2021

If they beat u with broom.. U will be impotent..

If u sit on mortal, someone's close relatives will die

If u lost ur tooth, you have to add seven minor stones with the tooth and be thrown on d roof while u run away

If you whistle in the middle of the night, you re inviting snakes

Re: What Were Those Superstitious Things Your Parents Or Elder Made You Believe by Truvelisback(m): 3:05pm On Sep 29, 2021

Re: What Were Those Superstitious Things Your Parents Or Elder Made You Believe by salem1996: 3:05pm On Sep 29, 2021

If mum beat u with a broom as a boy, just know you ain't getting any wife.

If u eat from pot as a boy, just know u ain't getting any wife.

If u sit at the middle of the door, you gonna have stomach ache (till today my granny don't want to know am a Christian and have grown pass that thing. U need to sss how she looks at me anytime she sight me sitting and enjoying fresh air and reading Slawormiir's comments on nairaland) cheesy

Lastly, that leaving cobwebs hanging by the roof is the reason for nightmares cheesy

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Re: What Were Those Superstitious Things Your Parents Or Elder Made You Believe by OG1BABY(f): 3:06pm On Sep 29, 2021

[quote author=Vipro post=106282269][/quote]Okay, but my bed Is in front of my mirror

Re: What Were Those Superstitious Things Your Parents Or Elder Made You Believe by richmond500: 3:07pm On Sep 29, 2021

Prickle16:
That is if curriculum are changed. Current curriculum produces workers not Job creators and business moguls

A friend of mine had first class in Electrical Engineering but earning 40k monthly

I had a strong result too and always broke even while working as a Lecturer until I re-educate myself, start a business and use other skills I have but didn't learn in sch

I graduated with a CGPA of 4.39.

But that's not what i mean, what I am saying is that school teaches u perseverance, there was a time when every graduate felt the urge to quit, mostly during their final year. In real life, u will feel that same urge, u just get to keep pushing just like u did in school.

In school we all had our capital(Year one CGPA), we the build our strong and final year CGPA on that, some had GPA of 2.1, some started with 4.5 and had to build on it. In real life u will have ur first capital, it could be 20k, 1m or just 5k, u have to build on that too.

In school, those that graduated with 4.0-5.0 worked very hard for it, had sleepless nights, neglected their health just to get there. In real life, those successful men build their wealth thesame way, they worked very hard to get to where they are.

In school, those that sort hardly graduate with a 2.1 or first class, in real life those that follows the window aren't really successful, the Yahoo boys are the people who sort in real life.

Every lecturer u meet, those that hurt u, those that gave fatherly advice, those that don't want to see u, u will meet them with different genetic makeup.

In school, if ur close friend cover book for exam, e go pain u pass when a total stranger does it. In real life when ur friends hurt u, u will feel it more.

School teaches that group reading is good, in life u will need friends and team members.

School education doesn't guarantee job but survival, all u had to do is application of knowledge. Thanks

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Re: What Were Those Superstitious Things Your Parents Or Elder Made You Believe by Elzakzaky: 3:08pm On Sep 29, 2021

If you have Bleep with the pregnant wife of another man, you will become very poor

Re: What Were Those Superstitious Things Your Parents Or Elder Made You Believe by Bmaster(m): 3:08pm On Sep 29, 2021

They made me believe that viewing oneself in a mirror at night draws spirits closer

Re: What Were Those Superstitious Things Your Parents Or Elder Made You Believe by WaffenSS(m): 3:09pm On Sep 29, 2021

Not my parents but grannies and uncles and cousins:

1. Eclipses are caused by malevolent forces

2. Ghosts and demons and spirits are real

3. Witchcraft

4. Talismans and other charms that can make someone invulnerable to guns and knives, and to disappear

5. People changing to animal forms

6. Babies should not be tossed around after 6pm

7. Don't sweep with a broom at dusk

8. Consuming too much stews and soups will make your butt bigger

9. Mermaids and mermen

10. Masturbating makes you blind

11. Curses

12. Dogs can see ghosts and spirits

13. Sleep paralysis was caused by demons

14. People can communicate with the dead

15. That souls are real and leave the body after death

16. Nonsensical herbal concoctions to cure illnesses and even protect from harm

17. That money is evil.

Re: What Were Those Superstitious Things Your Parents Or Elder Made You Believe by mocipe: 3:09pm On Sep 29, 2021

Bashnigga:
1.Cocnut water makes you dull
2.You'll have nightmares if you look in the mirror at night.
3.If you don't throw your lost tooth on the roof, it won't grow back.

and local man swallowed all these superstitions hook, line and sinker back in the days.

You see that number three, I dey always close my eyes and throw the tooth up to the roof.
One day while eating yam with a shaky tooth, I mistakenly swallowed the tooth with the yam. I thought the tooth will grow piercing through my head.

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Re: What Were Those Superstitious Things Your Parents Or Elder Made You Believe by Iyanuoluwa2000: 3:12pm On Sep 29, 2021

As a child you must not use knife to eat. Or else, you will develop or grow bad teeth.
It was later I realised they said so because a child can injure himself while using knife
quote author=FahBuLous post=106277683]Mine was the "If I swallow a seed of orange, it will grow on my head"
Mehn the day I swallowed a seed of orange mistakenly, I cried for 5 hours straight grin

Share yours..[/quote]

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Re: What Were Those Superstitious Things Your Parents Or Elder Made You Believe by CBTxFactor: 3:12pm On Sep 29, 2021

ladensmith:
That India beat Nigeria 99 - 1. Sam okwarajj scored our only goal then wave to his fans before he died

hahahahahahaha. I was looking forward to this comment, or I would've made it... Nice one!

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Re: What Were Those Superstitious Things Your Parents Or Elder Made You Believe by LordReed(m): 3:16pm On Sep 29, 2021

FahBuLous:
Mine was the "If I swallow a seed of orange, it will grow on my head"
Mehn the day I swallowed a seed of orange mistakenly, I cried for 5 hours straight

Share yours..

This was the purpose of superstitions, to make people desist from doing certain things. Some of us don't out grow them and continue to believe them as adults.

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Re: What Were Those Superstitious Things Your Parents Or Elder Made You Believe by Collysmith: 3:18pm On Sep 29, 2021

That I should pray for Nigeria that is in trouble

Re: What Were Those Superstitious Things Your Parents Or Elder Made You Believe by Ladybiebie: 3:18pm On Sep 29, 2021

[quote author=dimmyj post=106282168]Lol[/quote

Mine was,when u sleep for so long in the evening,u might give up(Die) from the sleep,cos we love sleep then,,omoh!!!I stopped sleeping for long hours,My resting period was always calculated then�

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Re: What Were Those Superstitious Things Your Parents Or Elder Made You Believe by lilsmart(m): 3:18pm On Sep 29, 2021

What An Old Man Sees While Sitting Down, A Child Can Not See Even If He Climbs Up An Iroko Tree. � �

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