I don’t know much about Pakistani superstitions, but these are some I grew up with:
- don’t clean anything with a broom when the sun goes down, you invite bad luck
- you must drink water immediately after coming in from the rain, or else you become ill (never heard science prove this)
- when menstruating, don’t shower, or else your ‘aandray’ will get infected
- don’t let the bride carry a girl and don’t let a girl sit on her lap, or else she will not have a son
- give the bride/newly wed female plenty of baby boys to carry so she when she becomes pregnant, she will have a boy too
- shave the head of you babies many times, even when they are toddlers so they will have thick hair growth (never heard scientific proof of this either)
- don’t put a janaza picture in the same place as a picture of a living person, or else the living person will die too
My family originates from A.K. Some of these superstitions might not be familiar to other parts of the country. What are superstitions from the area you or your family comes from?