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- Among the Shuswaps of British Columbia widows and widowers in mourning are secluded and forbidden to touch their own head or body; the cups and cooking vessels which they use may be used by no one else. No hunter would come near such mourners, for their presence is unlucky. If their shadow were to fall on anyone, he would be taken ill at once. They employ thorn-bushes for bed and pillow, in order to keep away the ghost of the deceased; and thorn bushes are also laid all around their beds.
- Among the Agutainos, who inhabit Palawan, one of the Philippine Islands, a widow may not leave her hut for seven or eight days after the death; and even then she may only go out at an hour when is not likely to meet anybody, for whoever looks upon her dies a sudden death. To prevent this fatal catastrophe, the widow knocks with a wooden peg on the trees as she goes along, thus warning people of her dangerous proximity; and the very trees on which she knocks soon die."
Does this taboo exist in south america?
ResponderEliminarmy view is that the concept of taboo has evolved and no longer refers only to the prohibitions, but to any single human manifestation that is out of the canons of society. What do you think? (Andrea Verdugo)
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ResponderEliminarThe topic is very interesting, but would like to look at from the point of view that is an issue of global knowledge, then Medellin, Antioquia, University, etc. As contributing to this issue, which taboos exist in communities today?? Julian Pino Hernandez
ResponderEliminarThe more impressive are the taboos in urban tribes, although the original ideologies of these tribes are not respected by his followers, the clearest example is that the "emos" are fairly happy, never cut their wrists, much less come to commit suicide.
ResponderEliminarClara Velasco
Well, let's answer each question and comment...
ResponderEliminarAlberto Vásquez: No, this taboo doesn't exist in South America, until now, it just happen in British Columbia
Andrea Verdugo: I totally agree with you, the concept of taboo is very big, and we can have as many examples as we want
Julian Pino: you are absolutely right, thank you very much. The answer to your question will be posted soon in other publication. Keep following us ;)
Clara Velasco: Thank you so much for your contribution, we are going to see much more of this in other publications.
These taboos are very interesting, I guess here "the taboo" is the black dress for the family of the deceased. But I believe that the taboos doesn't exist, only it is a different culture, because for they what we do can be a taboo. (Andres Hernández)
ResponderEliminartaboo is something that is not normal in the global culture, for example the people thinks the LGBTI are not normal people because have differences pleasures that the other and this is a taboo,
ResponderEliminardaniel lopez
It is true, that the taboos are so different from culture to culture, which for some is quite normal, for others it is somewhat alarming and forbidden.
ResponderEliminar(Maria Isabel Restrepo)
this tradition is normal in many places, for example in Colombia people pay to other people for they cry for dead relatives.
ResponderEliminar(Santiago Londoño)
This Kind Of Stories Makes Me Think About All The Strange Traditions Around the World, About Dead, Piercings, Some Rituals, Etc. I Think That All the World Could Open Their Minds To Another "worlds".
ResponderEliminar(Carolina Rentería C.)