One superstition I heard a long time ago was that a pregnant woman shouldn’t be out and about when an eclipse of moon is happening. The reason given was that the unborn child’s face will have a birth mark. The old ladies in my late husband’s village relished the idea of frightening the newly married girls with horrifying tales of ugly birth marks.
I feel embarrassed in admitting to getting frightened. Now it seems a silly notion.
Children born with birth marks are very few. In my life I have only seen one child. As to what causes it, I have no idea, but to attribute it to the moon’s eclipse is laughable.
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Eclipse
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We have birthmarks in our family genes. The reason you see less today is because of improved medical procedures and makeup in our modern world.
Another superstition is birthmarks were a sign of the devil. Who knows what evil lurked in my past family history? Or perhaps if some mother wandered in the moonlight in our past family history?.
I don’t, because I have enough worry about the future for my posterity. But I have to admit, it would be interesting to know more about my family tree and superstitions..
Regards and goodwill blogging.
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I have wondered why birthmark occurs on some individuals?
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