Capo,
"Religion is the opium of man"
You can't change someones belief that was passed down from generation to generation. No matter how much facts or evidence you present to them it will never suffice...
Its fustrating to you because you've actually done research and read about different philosophical points of views which obviously lifted the blinders...
But look at some of the so called great philosophers "Sigmund Freud or Charles Darwin" some of the points of views are ridiculous and only Freud sounds like a damn pervert...but so called experts beleive in this crap..que baboso...
Advice if these people in your case your mom believe in these folklore then let it be..You don't want to dismantle your moms secure blanket and have her questioning certain things now...At least you know you are that generation which will change the next generation points of view.
Jasmin wrote: When the baby has hiccups, you should put a little piece of wiring on his forehead, to make the hiccups stop
Hey in my culture we do the same thing but we have to wet the wire/string first..LOL... Hey, I swear this one works te lo juro...do you know how many times my daughter had hiccups and she immediately stopped after putting that string on her forehead.
Jasmin wrote:The baby must have a bracelet with a "mal de ojo" it's a little black ball, to protect him for voo-doo and witches.
Hey we have that one too..."mauvais yeux" which we use to protect the child from evil spirits..This one is a back up for baptism...Just in case Dios wasn't paying attention...LOL
Capo the fact of the matter is religion is a secure blanket for things we just can't explain...IMO, I dont believe in all of these belief because of well education but there are things science or man just can't understand..that's why I believe there is a higher power out there...God, Dieu, Dios...
Now I'm a die hard catholic because of my upbringing there alot of things I dont agree with either but my brainwash behind will not question....WHY? hmmmm..something for you to ponder on bloke...
Now voudou...is a something I was brought up believing was evil and negative...but as an adult I did some research and found out its just another religion. The head priest or witch is nothing more than a herbal doctor..now he/she can use there expertise to cure disease and do good or bad and use herbal medicine to harm people and extra BS to make it appear mystical but look at these dumb as westernised doctors..They will suggest you take a drug to cure one thing but leaves you with more health risk later on in life...
hmmmm?????
In conclusion, I think every culture has their own beliefs..and will seem odd or wierd to the outsider...its just of matter of respecting each persons belief and compromising...
Jews dont believe in Jesus and christians do. which one is right is in the eyes of the beholder...ok, I'm getting way off topic..