Cult of fertility among the Bosnian People
In order to write credibly and in detail about the cult of fertility of the Bosnian people, it is necessary to start from the beginning which goes back to the ancient times and speaks about our famous forefathers the Illyrians, and one of their most important deities - snake. Namely, Illyrian cult of the snake as a primary symbol of fertility in folk religion of the Bosnian people, is not only noticeable in the belief about the home snake - protector of the family, i.e. totem of the head of the family, usually a male, i.e. father, but also her sacred meaning. The snake cult, on which the genesis of the grandfather of our forefathers is based on, has an even wider meaning and significance.
In order to write credibly and in detail about the cult of fertility of the Bosnian people, it is necessary to start from the beginning which goes back to the ancient times and speaks about our famous forefathers the Illyrians, and one of their most important deities - snake. Namely, Illyrian cult of the snake as a primary symbol of fertility in folk religion of the Bosnian people, is not only noticeable in the belief about the home snake - protector of the family, i.e. totem of the head of the family, usually a male, i.e. father, but also her sacred meaning. The snake cult, on which the genesis of the grandfather of our forefathers is based on, has an even wider meaning and significance.
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-It's wrong for a pregnant woman<br />
to eat fish - <strong>the</strong> child will be<br />
restless.<br />
-It's wrong for a pregnant woman<br />
to pull over a knife - <strong>the</strong> child<br />
will have a rabbits lip (cut lip).<br />
-It's wrong for a pregnant woman<br />
to sit on a washboard - <strong>the</strong> baby<br />
will be misshapen.<br />
-It's wrong for a pregnant woman<br />
to eat chicken stomachs, <strong>the</strong> child<br />
will have big lips.<br />
-It's wrong for a pregnant woman<br />
to cross over a vine or a rope -<br />
<strong>the</strong> child will suffocate during<br />
birth.<br />
-It's wrong for a pregnant woman<br />
to go back - she will have a<br />
difficult labour.<br />
-It's wrong for a pregnant woman<br />
to de-fea<strong>the</strong>r an animal - <strong>the</strong><br />
child will have a skin disease.<br />
-It's wrong for a pregnant woman<br />
eat a fruit which was bitten into<br />
- <strong>the</strong> child will have crusts on<br />
<strong>the</strong> body.<br />
-It's wrong for a pregnant woman<br />
to sit on a doorstep - <strong>the</strong> labour<br />
will be difficult.<br />
-It's wrong for a pregnant woman<br />
to eat walnuts - <strong>the</strong> child will<br />
have lichen.<br />
-It's wrong for a pregnant woman<br />
to look at a dead man - <strong>the</strong> child<br />
will be yellow.<br />
-It's not good if a cat passes<br />
through <strong>the</strong> pregnant woman's legs<br />
- <strong>the</strong> child will be hairy.<br />
-It's wrong for a pregnant woman<br />
to carry eggs in her lap - <strong>the</strong><br />
child will be slobbery.<br />
-It's wrong for a pregnant woman<br />
to pour water onto water - <strong>the</strong><br />
child will get a hernia.<br />
Raif Esmerović<br />
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<strong>Cult</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>fertility</strong> <strong>among</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Bosnian</strong> <strong>People</strong>
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