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10 Comical Nigerian Superstitious Beliefs by ebubey(f): 9:05am On May 21, 2015
Superstition is the belief in supernatural
causality that one event causes another
without any natural process linking the two
events.

Here is a list of 10 superstitions chosen based
on how ridiculous, widespread and comical
they are:

1. Hitting your left leg on a stone is seen as
an evil omen or warning to turn back from
where ever the person might be going. This
omen is taken seriously and the journey is
usually forfeited for the future. Failure to
heed the warning could lead to possibly loss
of life.

2. Don’t drink the water from a coconut else
you automatically become an olodo.

3. It is not a good idea to whistle at night.
There is this belief that such whistling
attracts snakes to the whistler.

4. Don’t allow people to crossover your hand
or leg,else you will give birth to a child with
one hand or leg.

5. Owls hooting on a rooftop or on a nearby
tree is a bad omen as it is believed that
someone in that house will soon die.

6. If your hands are itching without reason, it
is believed that some kind of fortune is about
to come your way.

7.Eating in the dark is forbidden. It is believed
that such act could give room to the dead to
eat with you and this could lead to your death
or grave ailments.

8. If you spit on the floor and someone
steps on it you will have sore throat.

9. Don’t bend over and look through your legs
in public, you may see witches.

10. Hitting a man with a broom would make
him impotent. It is believed that if a man is
hit with a broom he becomes impotent until
he retaliates by hitting the person back with a
broom seven times.

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Re: 10 Comical Nigerian Superstitious Beliefs by BTT(m): 9:12am On May 21, 2015
ebubey:
Superstition is the belief in supernatural
causality that one event causes another
without any natural process linking the two
events.
Here is a list of 10 superstitions chosen based
on how ridiculous, widespread and comical
they are:
1. Hitting your left leg on a stone is seen as
an evil omen or warning to turn back from
where ever the person might be going. This
omen is taken seriously and the journey is
usually forfeited for the future. Failure to
heed the warning could lead to possibly loss
of life.

2. Don’t drink the water from a coconut else
you automatically become an olodo.

3. It is not a good idea to whistle at night.
There is this belief that such whistling
attracts snakes to the whistler.

4. Don’t allow people to crossover your hand
or leg,else you will give birth to a child with
one hand or leg.

5. Owls hooting on a rooftop or on a nearby
tree is a bad omen as it is believed that
someone in that house will soon die.

6. If your hands are itching without reason, it
is believed that some kind of fortune is about
to come your way.

7.Eating in the dark is forbidden. It is believed
that such act could give room to the dead to
eat with you and this could lead to your death
or grave ailments.

8. If you spit on the floor and someone
steps on it you will have sore throat.

9. Don’t bend over and look through your legs
in public, you may see witches.

10. Hitting a man with a broom would make
him impotent. It is believed that if a man is
hit with a broom he becomes impotent until
he retaliates by hitting the person back with a
broom seven times.
Cc: lalasticlala

A pregnant woman must attach a pin to her clothing when going out in the afternoon to avoid birthing an Ogbanje...

Lol

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Re: 10 Comical Nigerian Superstitious Beliefs by lomprico(m): 9:15am On May 21, 2015
Lol! That #9 got me so scared as a kid, I never tried it. grin grin

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Re: 10 Comical Nigerian Superstitious Beliefs by delishpot: 9:19am On May 21, 2015
Dont look in the mirror at night you may see a ghost.

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Re: 10 Comical Nigerian Superstitious Beliefs by BOWOTO(m): 9:27am On May 21, 2015
Thank God for civilization.

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Re: 10 Comical Nigerian Superstitious Beliefs by linnyx: 9:40am On May 21, 2015
LOL... For no. 3 we were told whistling at night attracts spirits. Really scary back then

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Re: 10 Comical Nigerian Superstitious Beliefs by iamodenigbo1(m): 12:47pm On May 21, 2015
superstition

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Re: 10 Comical Nigerian Superstitious Beliefs by Nobody: 4:02pm On May 21, 2015
Ok...

11. Attend so many churches and win an election grin

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Re: 10 Comical Nigerian Superstitious Beliefs by Nobody: 4:02pm On May 21, 2015
native doctor things activated


runs out of thread with my 2 bathroom slippers in my hands

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Re: 10 Comical Nigerian Superstitious Beliefs by Lagusta(m): 4:02pm On May 21, 2015
I hear say if you eat mango with garri you go die.... undecided

Abeg shey na true.... embarassed

Because the food dey hungry me well a cheesy

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Re: 10 Comical Nigerian Superstitious Beliefs by RichDad1(m): 4:02pm On May 21, 2015
If you don't believe in either Jesus or Mohammed, you're going to Hell. angry angry angry angry
Your Pastor, Daddy GO , Alfa, Ustaz is Always right

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Re: 10 Comical Nigerian Superstitious Beliefs by Burger01(m): 4:03pm On May 21, 2015
smiley
Re: 10 Comical Nigerian Superstitious Beliefs by Nobody: 4:03pm On May 21, 2015
BOWOTO:
Thank God for civilization.

What exactly is civilization?

I am not a troll...i am serious.

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Re: 10 Comical Nigerian Superstitious Beliefs by RichDad1(m): 4:03pm On May 21, 2015
Japanese Cars are the Best. angry angry angry angry
#Ironla

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Re: 10 Comical Nigerian Superstitious Beliefs by moscobabs(m): 4:03pm On May 21, 2015
kiss
Re: 10 Comical Nigerian Superstitious Beliefs by fergiiosugo(m): 4:03pm On May 21, 2015
Not touching someone's head is another stupid belief
Re: 10 Comical Nigerian Superstitious Beliefs by misreal(m): 4:03pm On May 21, 2015
hmmmmmmm.
Re: 10 Comical Nigerian Superstitious Beliefs by generaluthman: 4:03pm On May 21, 2015
Re: 10 Comical Nigerian Superstitious Beliefs by pharmow: 4:04pm On May 21, 2015
Funny
Re: 10 Comical Nigerian Superstitious Beliefs by mazizitonene(m): 4:04pm On May 21, 2015
ebubey:


6. If your hands are itching without reason, it
is believed that some kind of fortune is about
to come your way.


9. Don’t bend over and look through your legs
in public, you may see witches.

at no. 6.....you get craw-craw
at no.9.....witch fire..... na women pants you go dey see if them siddon

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Re: 10 Comical Nigerian Superstitious Beliefs by Pavore9: 4:04pm On May 21, 2015
l just dey laugh....l was taught number 10 in one of our Yoruba classes in Secondary school cheesy cheesy
Re: 10 Comical Nigerian Superstitious Beliefs by KingAdeOluomo1(m): 4:04pm On May 21, 2015
OK oooo
Re: 10 Comical Nigerian Superstitious Beliefs by efilefun(m): 4:04pm On May 21, 2015
Most of this stuffs are just to instill discipline in us and also to caution us, a kid could get injured while trying to drink water from the coconut. Someone eating in the dark could mistakenly swallow those stubborn fish bones and flogging someone with broom doesn't look nice cuz definitely you will have to remove broken broom sticks from your skin after the whipping.. Spitting about aint hygienic at all and that "superstition" actually helped a lot. Bending over could send blood straight to the brain and you know what can happen after that.......

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Re: 10 Comical Nigerian Superstitious Beliefs by MissIndependent(f): 4:05pm On May 21, 2015
Lool the topic should have been "Superstitious beliefs in Benin".

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Re: 10 Comical Nigerian Superstitious Beliefs by RichDad1(m): 4:05pm On May 21, 2015
Touch not my anointed, but His anointed can slap the hell outta your life. angry angry angry angry

If you don't attend worker's meeting you're not gonna make heaven

You can wear your native attire on sundays cos you're a workaholic worker. angry angry angry

Emancipate yourself from mental slavery.
Re: 10 Comical Nigerian Superstitious Beliefs by Pelummy(f): 4:05pm On May 21, 2015
No 6 got me sha. so much believe in that and it works grin

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Re: 10 Comical Nigerian Superstitious Beliefs by tivta(m): 4:05pm On May 21, 2015
If NO 5 was true everyone in my house (including me ) would have been long dead, but men their noise is very disturbing thou.
Re: 10 Comical Nigerian Superstitious Beliefs by Nobody: 4:05pm On May 21, 2015
That A jewish carpenter died for my sins and his father needs 10% of my income every month.

Btw, he is his Father who is himself and sent his spirit to impregnate a14year old lady bethroted to someone else.





But dem write am for Bible, so na true.

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Re: 10 Comical Nigerian Superstitious Beliefs by adepiero: 4:05pm On May 21, 2015
Its only in 9ja when an elder falls as a result of your hinderance, you have to kill seven cows before the elder can stand on his/her feet

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Re: 10 Comical Nigerian Superstitious Beliefs by ITbomb(m): 4:05pm On May 21, 2015
Not for me

Can anyone tell me the real deal behind not allowing a girl to sleep on the outside of the bed?
Anything superstitious?

I went to visit a friend, the gf told me he has been vexed, he came back while she was sleeping and he woke her to shift for him. She sleepily told him to enter the other side of the bed and sleep and then wahala started.

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Re: 10 Comical Nigerian Superstitious Beliefs by Ilekeh(f): 4:05pm On May 21, 2015
My grandma almost had my hide when I did #10 to my cousin.
Re: 10 Comical Nigerian Superstitious Beliefs by Nobody: 4:05pm On May 21, 2015
Through technology we have gotten redemption

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