Weird and Wonderful: Meila and Superstition

The Aubrey Masango Show

1. On the weird and wonderful we talk to Mogaile Mogashoa, Engineer, Historian and Founder of Darkiepedia, joins us to talk about bird mythology, about meila which can sometimes intertwine with superstition. What is the difference? So Meila are a thing, the forbidden stuff in folklore, what do you call them in your language?

• Like izandla azithwalwa ekhanda ngokomlando, it’s a pose of lamentation so may attract such?
• Leswielo ga le emishwe, ebile ga le adingwe, you don’t put a broom in a standing position, also you may not borrow it.
• Mosetsana ga a tshwanela go ja mae. Kana moimana ga a tshwanela go ja mae, ka gore o ka belega ka bothata.
• Moimana ga a tshwanela go nwa metsi a eme ka dinao, ka gore ngwana o ka nna tlhogo tona e bile e tletse metsi. There are many…

Which ones have you got for us? Have you done any of it and experienced anything out of the ordinary?

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