Do's and Don't on Eclipses! / myLot

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April 7, 2024 5:35am CST

So Guys, I am here after few years and tomorrow is Eclipse!!! In India, people donot eat cooked food on eclipses for that time. It might sound ritualistic but I believe it is more scientific. Early day monks were so scientific, they built up these rituals or rites to make mere ordinary people understand!! But with time, these rituals get polluted and people do believe blindly without any introspection!! What are your do's and don'ts on eclipses???

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Anna

@LadyDuck (471421)

• Switzerland

7 Apr

The only think we don't do is to look at the sun without special eyeglasses. I know that according to your superstition people believe that any food cooked while an eclipse happens will be poisonous and non pure. In Italy, it is believed that flowers planted during a solar eclipse are brighter and more colorful than flowers planted any other time of the year..

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@anya12adwi (9489)

• India

8 Apr

Really?? I should have then planted something!! Though I did some dusting in my room!! I am so happy that such an oldest member is still active on the site!!

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Anna

@LadyDuck (471421)

• Switzerland

9 Apr

@anya12adwi

I have always been here in myLot every day since the day I joined.

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@anya12adwi (9489)

• India

9 Apr

@LadyDuck Don't you run out of patience??? Where I can find the updated terms and conditions??

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jaishankar

@Shivram59 (35536)

• India

20 Apr

@anya12adwi We follow all dos and donts you have mentioned in your post.I agree with you;our ancestors - rishis and munis were aware of scientifically correct things.

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@anya12adwi (9489)

• India

23 Apr

I am glad to find out that you are still very active

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@anya12adwi (9489)

• India

28 Apr

@Shivram59 Yes, active here

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jaishankar

@Shivram59 (35536)

• India

23 Apr

@anya12adwi You mean;active on my lot??

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May2k8

@May2k8 (18362)

• Indonesia

7 Apr

I agree with the responders here, what is don't do is looking directly without protection. Moreover, when the eclipse occurred I was fasting.

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May2k8

@May2k8 (18362)

• Indonesia

8 Apr

@anya12adwi of course I will eat when the time comes.

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@anya12adwi (9489)

• India

8 Apr

You donot eat anything??

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@anya12adwi (9489)

• India

9 Apr

@May2k8 What did you have to break your fasting??

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@marguicha (223095)

• Chile

7 Apr

Just like Anna, the only thing I don´t do is to look at the eclipse with no sun glasses. And they should be special ones, not the ones you buy at the side walk. There is a very beautiful story in Spanish about a sun eclipse. In fact, now that I remember there are at least 2 very different stories about them.

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@anya12adwi (9489)

• India

8 Apr

Yes, we also do not look at sun with our bare eyes!! Stories regarding sun eclipse, would love to know!