Taboos and Superstitious Around the World

Mr. Arnot states that in Garenganze "cases of infanticide are very rare. Twins, strange to say, are not only allowed to live, but the p...

There exists a custom, even among the civilized, for the seller of an article to hold back a small portion after his price has been paid. Wh...

Formerly a strange superstition said that on him who should kill a leopard there would come an evil disease, curable only by ruinously expen...

The first thing a white man should do is to see that the Negro's fetishes are all in order; then, when on the way, he must manage things...

Everywhere are rules of pregnancy which bind both the woman and her husband. During pregnancy neither of them is permitted to eat the flesh ...

Left eye twitching is a common phenomenon observed in people around the world. However, what is interesting is how this general medical cond...