Interesting 'achievements' that you've never heard of Japan

Japan has no shortage of strange legends and taboos, as long as you have the guts to explore because many are scary!

The beliefs below are closely linked to the lives of Japanese people. Most of them originate from historical, mythical events, and the word play is not for any specific reason.

Anyway, "join custom" , if you intend to come to Japan or simply love cherry blossom culture, then make sure you know the following things.

1. Don't whistle in the middle of the night

"Whistling at night, snakes will visit you" is a Japanese warning for those who have a habit of whistling in spite of time.

There are two reasons for this prohibition. First, people fear that the soap will appear in the whistling sound (by some supernatural force).

Second, snakes are words that refer to non-transparent people, who often work at night in Japan in the past such as human trafficking, robbery and other rogue components. They often use whistling sounds like "codes" to communicate with each other.

In general, whether you are a snake or a "solid" youth, you don't want to see them, right? So be careful with your lips!

2. Cover your thumb when the hearse passes

The thumb in Japanese is called oya yubi, in which oya means "parent". Therefore, Japanese people believe that when the hearse (symbol of death) passes, cover your thumb to avoid bringing bad luck to your parents.

Another rumor says the soul of the dead can enter a friend through the road . fingernails on the thumb, so it must be covered.

3. Stop nail clipping after sunset

The way to say "nail cut in the evening" in Japanese sounds very similar to "shortened life", which is related to transcription of yo-tsume. So some Japanese people recommend that you do not cut your nails after the sun has set, to avoid harming your body.

Another explanation is that the ancient Japanese used to cut their nails with . knives. So if you do this in the evening, it is possible that the slash will take more than one nail!

4. After finishing eating, turn right into a cow

"If you just lie down after the meal, you will be turned into a cow!" This is a joke while scareing lazy kids, parents cleaning up after eating.

5. Crows of bad luck: earthquakes, sickness and death

The Japanese mouthed that hearing the crows of bad luck coming, someone would die or even a great earthquake.

Of course this is not true but only concerns a Japanese legend. It is said that a large crow named Yatagarasu is "a disaster messenger", it flies until the gods want to interfere with human affairs.

6. Don't lie to the north

This belief is also quite common. It originates from the Buddhist funeral tradition: the deceased will be placed in the north. So if we are sleeping in the north, it will be unlucky.

7. Cover your belly button when listening to thunder

The Land of the Rising Sun often suffers from heavy storms, so the gods representing nature such as Raijin Thunder God are feared by the people. But according to legend, Raijin god is also . very naughty, likes the navel of children.

Therefore, Japanese mothers often tell their children to cover their belly when hearing thunder, lest they get "kidnapped" by Raijin god and eat navel!

8. Comb is to . cherish

If the Western concept of breaking the mirror will bring bad luck, then the Japanese will break the comb.

This belief is associated with the god Izanagi-no-Mikoto and his wife - believed to be the birth of many islands in Japan. When the god's wife had to step down to the dead, Izanag-no-Mikoto, too loved, drew the comb in her hair, lighted it to look at her wife for the last time.

Another explanation was that the old comb was crafted extremely sophisticated and expensive, so of course people had to cherish them all.