calala2k said:ok my husband is not the only one to believe ..personally i think its funny
ok so in dominican witches fly ???
tell me im right its just a cultural belief!lol
Anna Coniglio said:I think in order to continue in this forum the question should include:
What are witches called in "The DOMINICAN REPUBLIC" and what is this folklore about?
Let's wait for people that know to answer.
Anna Coniglio said:Every couple of years I like dressing up as a witch for Halloween. I sent a picture to a Dominican friend and said that yes I was a real witch. They seemed upset about this. :cross-eye
PeachezNcream84 said:Also as an insult...sometimes a joke insult...but an insult nonetheless..I have heard ppl called witches.
Like "bruja vieja" or brujo viejo".
Witches must have more importance to their culture then they do in ours. It's not all that common to call people witches up here.
Although there are alot of Haitians in the DR who practise voodoo...don't know if that affects anything. But they aren't really bruja/o's are they??
just my point sorry i didnt quite explain it well, but yes we do have a child and i was told to be aware of these 'brujas' who do try and eat the babies! i have to laugh it off but hes very serious and so is his family. im not worried in the slightest as im not a believer , he was telling me that they fly off hanging around waiting for the baby or actually have the baby whilst flying, while everyone would throw salt at it .....then melt! lolPeachezNcream84 said:A witch is a bruja/brujo (female/male).
And yes I have heard something about this too.
My husband was telling me some story..about some neighbour they had who was a bruja and wanted to eat the baby in the family, since that is "apparently" witches customs...(who knew they had customs??)
And she would fly up to their roof everynight (apparently they heard her walking on the roof)..and something about salt on the roof...
Sorry I didn't pay more attention I thought it was funny too...I don't know..didn't make sense to me...sorta thought he was joking...
Weird stuff...especially since my husband isn't the supersticous type really...
I'm very intrested in hearing if there is a background to these beliefs...
calala2k said:just my point sorry i didnt quite explain it well, but yes we do have a child and i was told to be aware of these 'brujas' who do try and eat the babies! i have to laugh it off but hes very serious and so is his family. im not worried in the slightest as im not a believer , he was telling me that they fly off hanging around waiting for the baby or actually have the baby whilst flying, while everyone would throw salt at it .....then melt! lol
also about people turned into cows or dogs(with a gold tooth) by voodoo.
im intrested if you've been told similar stories to this??
PeachezNcream84 said:Wow! That's very interesting!! Thank you for that informative post
I had no idea there were so many supersitions.
So my husband is not going crazy with thses stories...it's just a cultural thing! Glad to hear it!
Ken said:But who is to say, and who is to question? Think about your own beliefs? Can a black cat cross in front of you without causing you at least a bit of concern? What if Friday falls on the 13th?, etc.
just my point sorry i didnt quite explain it well, but yes we do have a child and i was told to be aware of these 'brujas' who do try and eat the babies!
Ken said:Actually, there are many very fascinating beliefs; witches is only one of them. These beliefs were once widely and openly held. Today, though I think there are still many believers, many are not as open about it as they once were, but having grown up hearing them, they are not ready to call them nonsense, either.
There are bac?s, humans that can transform themselves into a large animal that kills goats by biting the throat and sucking the blood.
There are ciguapas who live in caves, often near a river, who have backward feet. When pursued, their tracks lead the hunters to where they have been.
There are duendes, once children who died without being baptized. They pass the time playing tricks on humans. For example, when you can't find your eyeglasses or sewing scissors, even though sure you left them in a particular spot, it is probably because they were hidden by the duendes.
There are the speedy zanganos, who are able to travel amazing distances in a very short time.
There are the resguardos, amulets that are worn for protection against enemies that are purchasedfrom suppliers. The most effective, they say, is a bag with a small cross attached they contains a special prayer. Others include the tooth of a cow, a fragment of burro bone, and a black coral cross.
And there are the ceremonies for expelling evil spirts that have taken possession of someone. Witches and exorcists expel them with rituals and procedures in which they employ various tools, techniques and materials, including: persuasion; drawing crosses with garlic on the hands, forehead and back of the possessed person; striking the victim with whips of brooms made of the leaves and branches of certain plants and bushes (e.g. guandule, anam?). The churches also have ceremonies for expelling evil spirits that are led by the minister or a member, usually an elderly, very devout person, who is qualified to do so.
Anna Coniglio said:I still don't know where Friday the 13th originated from. Someone had a bad day at work? :laugh:
I was brought up thinking that 13 is a lucky number. They even have a charm with 13 for charm bracelets.