IN NORTH MACEDONIA
❏ The customs and traditions that come with the birth of the baby are different everywhere , and so in our country . Namely , our country has interesting customs and traditions that some mothers decide to follow , but for some of them , these beliefs are nonsense and of course , they decide to ignore them . What prompted me to open this topic is the talk that if you ' re pregnant and you ' re a Macedonian woman , you are pressured and even forced to stick to some customs in order to have a good and a healthy pregnancy and you ' ll give a birth to a healthy newborn . It ' s interesting that even today , in the 21st century , people still believe in things based on superstitions . After a certain research , I ' ll present you some of these beliefs and it ' s up to you to decide whether they make sense for you or not .
❏ When pregnant You shouldn ' t tell anyone ( except your partner and the closest family ) about your pregnancy for 3 months . It is believed that if you announce your pregnancy before that , you may experience a miscarriage . You can ' t go to a cemetery nor at a funeral . Be careful not to steal something or take something without someone sees you . If you take something , you should tell . You shouldn ' t " steal " even a plum from a yard , because the baby will be born with a body mark with the shape of the stolen object on the first place you touch yourself afterwards ( people really , I mean REALLY believe this ). It is not allowed to give something to a pregnant woman by throwing it to her . When birth pains begin , the pregnant woman should have a shower and while showering , she should drop an egg from the neck down to break , not turn around to see and clean it and shouldn ' t tell anyone . The mother of the pregnant woman shouldn ' t know when her daughter is giving birth , because mothers are always afraid for the daughters and always thought of the worst
Filip-Jovica NIKKAREV .