ക WhyAskWhy¿ (9) ~ SEVENs

Thanks to Jingle for the 'Versatile Award' to tell 7 random facts about yourself and also to Mariuca for the 'Stylish Blogger Award' to share 7 things about yourself. Sorry for the delay to recollect my thoughts to fulfil the requirements. Could not take it any longer as the guilt has been haunting and bugging Bananaz for quite some time. A blessing in disguise that the tags gave me the inspiration to share 7 Good, Bad & Ugly of Bananaz into seven separate posts. Will have to wait for my next post before I can embark and begin to peel off the 7 yellow skins after I get over with this SEVEN thingy. Why*Ask*Why the significance of this number...

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இ Hair Combing Ceremony 上頭

Image courtesy of Uncyclopedia.wikia.com Traditionally an auspicious time will be chosen to perform the Hair Raising Combing Ceremony 上頭 [ shàngtou, pinyin, lit. 'Up Head'], a ritual conducted at the residence of the bride and the groom respectively which is normally scheduled closed to mid-night on the eve of the wedding day. Before the ritual begins, both the bride and groom should bath with water infused with pomelo leaves (Chinese believed that pomelo leaves will cleanse the body and ward off evil spirit) and put on brand new underwear and pajamas. In response to [SK] post Bananaz has commented that its once in a lifetime affair which...

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இ Woman Is Always Right ¿

A Salute to All Women on International Women's Day on March 08 and to add here ~ "Woman Is Always Right". Kinda tough to explain here regarding the 'left' from the 'right' due to the mirroring effect and hope the right which Bananaz is mentioning is not the left wrong that you are thinking. To simply make it very clear the correct 'right' position would be the lady must stand on the right hand side of her spouse regardless facing out or in except in temples as explained later. We often hear this Chinese saying 男左女右 nán zuǒ nǚ yòu [boy left girl right] and just how right is this phrase all about? It is unknown on the true origin...

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