This list of superstitious beliefs will have you in awe. Around the world, myths and other fables exist and everyone has their own beliefs. In Nigeria, there are many interesting and funny superstitions. The Yoruba superstitions are the most interesting of them all, however, there are many more. These popular superstitions can somehow be traced to the Nigerian traditional religion and if you still do not know what superstitious belief is, it is regarded as an irrational trust or confidence the thought that an object, action or circumstance not logically related to an event can influence its outcome.
Selling items on credit first thing when you open will bring bad luck or poor sales
This is one superstition commonly told among Yorubas and some South Eastern Nigerians. In those regions petty trading is highly indulged in and in the business sense, it is not good to start a business on credit, therefore, it is believed that starting sales for the day with a sale on credit will bring bad luck to that business.
Whistling at night means you are inviting evil spirits or snakes
It is one of the many Yoruba superstitions that whistling at night means you are inviting evil spirits into your abode. It is unclear what it is about whistling that seems to be a call to assemble for evil spirits but till this day many people avoid whistling as a whole.
Sweeping at night is bad
It is ideal to clean up before and after the day’s activity but not in a Nigerian home. It is bad to sweep your home at night. It is believed that those night sweepers are doomed to die poor because with them for lighting, you might sweep out valuables, including money.
If you cross over the legs of a pregnant woman, she will deliver a child that looks like you.
Somehow, this superstition is still passed down from generation to generation.
Wearing all black is a bad omen.
Black is associated with many dark forces because the colour defines dark. Black is the colour of mourning hence; a lot of Nigerians believe that wearing all black is a bad omen as though a person is prophesying darkness into their lives.
If you wash clothes at night, rain will interrupt your wedding. This is the most hilarious of them all.
