Life style : Taboo for Lisu’s pregnant

Who has pregnant do not underestimate or insult such as the older or handicap person and also the general people because they believe that her baby has handicap also. Lisu teach their lineage that do not laugh at other people because it will retribution with them, do not wait until the next world (Lisu call Jumae)

The place that the pregnant woman cannot go. Lisu believes that during pregnancy, the woman is very vulnerable to any bad  because they tend to be more tired physically and mentally than others. Pregnant women are no longer considered virgins since the child is brought about by sexual relations between the parents. Lisu thus forbids pregnant women to enter spiritual places where ceremonies and rituals such as Thanksgiving to the forest (Mi Gwu Gwu) are conducted, and to attend them. When such ceremonies or rituals are conducted, the pregnant women cannot go to that place because of the gods dislike people who have defects, are unhealthy or unclean, and if the gods are angered, they can take the life of the person away. Also, around Apha Moo Hee (the village shrine), women cannot enter because this area belongs to the god (Apha Moo Hee)  who perfers men over women.

Lisu also believes that places that produce alcohol from corn are holy and are taken care of by gods.such that the alcohol producesd is pure and concentrated. If a pregnant woman passes this area, it is believed that the alcohol produced will be of low concentration and impure because pregnant women are not considered virgins, which affect the purity of the alcohol. Pregnant women cannot go near funerals because they believe that the spirit of the deceased will take their souls away. To prevent this, the shaman will protect the people by hitting vegetable on the coffin so as to browbeat the spirit do not come to take the weakened people.

Food and drug for the pregnant. Lisu believes that pregnant women should avoid using medicine of food that can affect the fetus because the fetus receives the nutrients required from the mother. This is to prevent the mother from falling sick and harming the fetus. Lisu are very particular about pregnancy. Food forbidden during pregnancy. Taro, tomato and sugar cane. The Lisu believe that it make the fetus fat and thus

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