tradition and LK

[Guest guest]

And are justified by LK ideology : practiced even before LK was

printed. These have been a part and parcel of Punjabi rural

heartland. With his able guidance I have collected a few and am

hereby listing some important of them. I would earnestly request

other members who have such upayas in knowledge ma share it for a

common cause.

1. When aulad (male child) of some parents used to perish at

birth time or in infancy. The new born was placed in a CHAJH and

presented to the DAI ho would then sell the child to hi parents and

nickname of such person was christened as CHAJJU.

2. Other upaye was to keep/offer the newborn baby on/to a

dustpack/bin and beg him from it and nicknamed KUUDA or DHERU.

3. New born was given to a person who was a hereditary labourer

and begged from him and named CHUHAR ram or singh.

4. A CHAJH was and often now also is broken by the maternal

relatives of the bridegroom atop a roof.

5. Ladies of the house used to sprinkle milk mixed with water

in the home and pour some of it on the sides KAULE of the main gate.

6. No dusting or sweeping was allowed after sunset.

7. Only rajaji or nais now called barbers were authorized to

set matrimonial alliance.

8. The persons belonging to the caste jheurs were entitled to

fill potable water in homes may be because they are included in

ashyan of moon or vice-versa.

9. Charpayis with beddings on it was considered inauspicious

after dawn.

10. Any auspicious ceremony was stared by placing a kumbh.

11. Newly wed bride and mother of the groom were separated in

the season of sawan.

12. When the newly wed daughter made her final exit from her

house she was requested to throw akshat rice backwards into the

house.

13. Sons-in-law were not allowed to enter the cremation ground

at the ceremonial rites of father in law.

14. Body of the deceased was washed in the final rites at such a

place that the used water had to go out of the house.

15. Whenever a farmer used to sow the seeds he made an

obligation to offer the share to birds, visitors, farm and other

labourers etc. to say to all the planets.

16. Jaun are grown for 9 days in navratras and immersed on the

eve.

17. Cow dung was used to be pasted on floor may it be of a

prince or a pauper.