离地三尺有神灵 li di san chi you shen ling away ground three feet exist divine/numinous spirit There are gods and spirits 3 feet off the ground. Even when you think you’re alone, the spirits are still watching you, so don’t act differently even if you don’t think anyone is watching. Chinese proverb usually used by parents… Continue Reading »
BE: When i was a kid i was told this legend, and i’ve heard it many times, the Lakota believe this and the other plains tribes do it too as far as I know. There is a creature called Deer woman and she shapeshifts into a woman, a human woman, and she goes to pow… Continue Reading »
Original Script: Бързата работа, срам за майстора. Phonetic Script: burzata rabota sram za maistora. Literal Meaning: Rushed work is an embarrassment for a master. (Note: The informant translated the literal meaning as “fast work is a shame for its master,” but English is his second language.) бързата – /burzata/ – fast работа – /rabota/ –… Continue Reading »
It’s bad luck to stick chopsticks into a bowl of rice, burying the tip. Supposedly this is because the chopsticks resemble the headstone placed on a grave, and reminders death are extremely inauspicious in Chinese society. The correct way to set a table, and to place chopsticks on a bowl of rice, is to lay them across… Continue Reading »
This story takes place in the Arizona desert, when the informant SI saw some strange lights in the shape of a human flickering in the distance. SI: Have you heard of a skinwalker? My friend told me about it when we saw some strange lights in the desert, at night nonetheless. I mean, I’ve heard… Continue Reading »