Motif
Auspicious and inauspicious birth signs
auspicious_and_inauspicious_birth_signs
A motif of the Miraculous Child and Sacred Birth family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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shan
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Shans at Home, With Two Chapters on Shan History and Literature I AND 2, DESIGNS ON THE BORDERS OF TURBANS. / SACRED WRITINGS. / DESIGN FROM COVERLET FOR BED. / DESIGN OF PART OF A BED COVER.; lines 7845-7976 confidence: high
Careful afterbirth handling is tied to the child’s future health and happiness; the father should smile while burying it, a frown is linked to bad temper, burial under the steps brings more children, and a cord around the neck is very fortunate.
Umbilical cord around the neck, moles, hare-lip, and two thumbs on one hand are treated as fortunate signs, while triplets are considered improper or shameful and twins have no superstition attached.
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