Disastrous event expressed by the partial or total disappearance of the moon or the sun’s arising diseases affecting pregnant women and children during pregnancy. Purchase proportions, it is believed that during an eclipse is latent the end of the world. Several indigenous peoples believe that the stars are attacked by a spectrum mythological animal form, as the Mexican Traditional Medicine Dictionary, UNAM.
To the north Otomi poblano, Yaquis of Sonora, some of the Bajio and Maya, the Moon is involved in the human conception and embryo development. The unexpected brings diminish fetal malformations. Children with twisted arms, harelip, bow-legged or deaf were affected during their intrauterine life. To avoid this, the woman should latch rods or scissors in your lap at the time to notice the phenomenon. The solar eclipse selenite response to aggression against him and if I should lose the battle, humanity would be destroyed by diseases and epidemics as they do a great scandal, firing rockets and guns or beating pans to quell dangerous.
Indigenous Morels increase their fears with the eclipse and add as harm the appearance of skin discolorations, loss of a limb, an ear, part of the nose and even the entire brain. To prevent them, women carry a cross insurance in her lingerie or a mirror at night beside his bed left open scissors or a container of water.
Among the Nashua and the isthmus populaces Vera Cruz, pregnant women should wet your face, otherwise their children will be born “eaten the moon”, i.e. with a cleft lip. The event also affects infants who may be “dwarf”, so take them stand head and growing up healthy.
Pregnant women and tezltales Chiapas Matlatzincas carry a metal object, a mirror or a deal with the water to prevent malformations, the mixes go to church and drink holy water. In Chiapas, Tabasco and Yucatan, the eclipse is caused by a mythological animal, for the Lacandon is a snake or an iguana, for Chol, a jaguar, and Tzotzil, the planet Venus.
Today, metal objects are used, but the procedure remains similar. There are preventive measures of European origin, such as covering the womb with a common red ribbon or fabric. Some Spanish beliefs are similar. [In Spain] cleft lip is attributed to the fact that pregnant women have felt like eating rabbit meat. In Europe, the hare is associated with the moon, as in the pre-Hispanic world.
The modern ethnographic literature attaches greater importance to the eclipse of the moon, because it is not as common as the sun, but lasts longer, and is seen in a wider area.
Tags: Eclipses, Health, Healthy, Pregnancy, pregnant women, skin
