Some Known Traditions And Their Unknown Meanings

Traditions are beliefs, rituals, stories and customs that are passed from one generation to another.They have been passed to the next generation with the hope of keeping it alive. Traditions give security to young people and a sense of belonging. It is essential to educate our children about our family traditions, because they remember this more than what they played in their childhood.

But most of the traditions in a culture or a family is followed without knowing why it was adopted in the first place. Adhering to some beliefs and traditions blindly, fearing that we may go wrong, is the major mistake many of us do. It is encouraged to examine what we follow, because traditions are something that should be treasured. Following the traditions should spring some beautiful emotions in us instead of feeling the irrational motives, ‘that is what people do’ or ‘that is what my family does’.

INDIAN TRADITIONS AND THEIR SCIENTIFIC MEANINGS

• WEARING BANGLES

Wearing bangles forms an energy that passes from the outer skin to your whole body. The round shape of the bangles sends the energy back to the body. During baby shower functions, the pregnant women are made to wear bangles. The scientific reason behind this is, the tinkling sound of the bangles reduces a pregnant woman’s depression and stress and helps the foetus to develop the ability to hearing.

• TOUCHING ELDER’S FEET

The elderly people are more experienced in life and they are the biggest source of knowledge. When we bend and touch their feet for blessings, they touch our head to share their positive energy, which gives us strength and glow.

• MEHENDI APPLICATIONS

In early days, mehendi was prepared naturally in every house and women used to apply in their hands. Nowadays women apply mehendi for some special occasions, as it is generally cools the body and give a stress relief.

• TOE RINGS

We see women wearing toe rings after marriage and the scientific reason behind this is, the nerves in toe are directly connected to uterus. The pressure given by this toe rings helps in getting regular menstrual cycles.

• FASTING

Indians do fasting on special occasions. Fasting relaxes our body mechanism and cleanses our digestive system by detoxifying.

• NOT SLEEPING WITH YOUR HEAD POINTING NORTH

If a person sleeps with head pointing north, the body’s magnetic field becomes completely irregular due to the earth’s magnetic field. It may increase the blood pressure as the heart works hard to overcome this abnormality.