Reason behind some myths in Hinduism | Facts
Reason behind some myths in Hinduism | Facts 1.Why you can't cut the nail at night? -There was no electricity during the time of our ancestors. one could hurt himself while cutting nails at night. 2.Why you shouldn't sweep the floor at night? - There was no electricity during the time of our ancestors,s weeping at night under dark light can sweep some important stuff too like document,money, jewellery etc. 3. Why you should take a bath after a funeral ? just to prevent infection from dead body. a human body is not safe after death. 4. Why no haircut or shaving on Saturday? most probable and logical reason could be that in old times, the people from barber caste used to do the job of cutting hair and they had no weekly offs. Hence, in that way, they used to get a weekly off on Saturday. Plus, many people in India prefer to cut hair/nails on Sundays. In general, there used to be only one or two barbers in a village. Therefore, on Sunday the w...