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    Southeast Asian superstitions include beliefs that ghosts can reveal winning lottery numbers through haunted trees, that getting a haircut on Wednesday is bad luck as members of the royal family cut their hair then, calling babies cute risks them being taken by ghosts, and hearing geckos before leaving home warns of something bad happening. Additionally, pregnant women attending funerals could lead to their baby being haunted, while carrying haunted dolls known as luk thep is thought to bring prosperity through increased cash flow. The document discusses various irrational and supernatural beliefs particularly common in Thai culture.

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    Southeast Asian superstitions include beliefs that ghosts can reveal winning lottery numbers through haunted trees, that getting a haircut on Wednesday is bad luck as members of the royal family cut their hair then, calling babies cute risks them being taken by ghosts, and hearing geckos before leaving home warns of something bad happening. Additionally, pregnant women attending funerals could lead to their baby being haunted, while carrying haunted dolls known as luk thep is thought to bring prosperity through increased cash flow. The document discusses various irrational and supernatural beliefs particularly common in Thai culture.

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    Southeast Asian superstitions include beliefs that ghosts can reveal winning lottery numbers through haunted trees, that getting a haircut on Wednesday is bad luck as members of the royal family cut their hair then, calling babies cute risks them being taken by ghosts, and hearing geckos before leaving home warns of something bad happening. Additionally, pregnant women attending funerals could lead to their baby being haunted, while carrying haunted dolls known as luk thep is thought to bring prosperity through increased cash flow. The document discusses various irrational and supernatural beliefs particularly common in Thai culture.

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    XI-4

    Superstitions
    in
    SoutheastAsia
    Naila Luthfia & Nasywa Meilyn
    XI-4 /
    24&25

    su·per·sti·tion
    /ˌso͞opərˈstiSH(ə)n/

    Superstition is any belief or practice that is


    considered irrational or supernatural: for
    example, if it arises from ignorance, a
    misunderstanding of science or causality, a
    positive belief in fate or magic, or fear of that
    which is unknown.
    1. Ghosts will tell you the winning
    lottery numbers
    Superstiti
    ons in
    Ghosts play an integral part in Thai culture and belief, so much so that
    they are even believed to predict your future in the form of the next

    Thailand
    winning lottery numbers. This can happen in a number of ways and
    even occurs in haunted trees “hinting” lottery numbers.

    2. Do not get a haircut on a Wednesday


    Most hairdressers are closed on a Wednesday and not just for no good
    reason. Thais believe it is not only bad luck to have your haircut on a
    Wednesday but that it is also an auspicious day. This belief originated
    from members of the royal family having their hair cut on a
    Wednesday and therefore common people were prohibited to do so.
    3. Babies are not cute! Well, they are but…
    The children are adorable in Thailand and it is hard not to go all mushy and exclaim
    how adorable they are, but superstition is that if you call a baby cute it will be taken
    away by a ghost. It is also believed that if a pregnant woman attends a funeral her
    baby will be haunted by the spirit of a dead person once it is born.

    4. Don’t leave home if you….


    If you hear a gecko before you leave your home, it is considered a warning sign that
    something bad will happen and you should, therefore, stay home.
    5. Haunted dolls
    (luk thep)

    Luk thep, which translates to child angel, caused a viral


    fad when Bangkok hipsters decided to carry around
    these haunted dolls where ever they went. Luk thep,
    contain the spirit of a child and are believed to boost
    cash flow and bring prosperity to their doting humans.
    That's it,

    THANKYOU!
    SOURCES :
    https://theculturetrip.com/asia/thailand/articl
    es/10-curious-superstitions-youll-find-in-
    thailand/
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superstition

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