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Post by Spirit of the Lynx on Jul 4, 2007 16:22:49 GMT -5
From: Kotyangwuti (Original Message) Sent: 7/7/2003 5:30 PM Aware of Ganesh's greediness his devotees gave him many sweets which he swallowed immediately. Ganesh returned home on riding his mouse at sunset and in the darkness. The mouse suddenly stumbled over a snake and Ganesh fell to the ground. He had eatten so much that his over filled stomach burst and the cakes poured out. He collected and replaced them in his belly, caught the snake and used it as a belt around his waist and hold the sweets in. The Moon, Chandra, starts laughing at the whole performance. Ganesh was very annoyed. He removed his right tusk and threw it to the moon's face. He then cursed her so she could not shine at night and dissapears from the sky. Everyone complained. Young lovers. Old people. Even the gods found heavenly life unbearable.. They went to Ganesh's house asking him to manage the situation. He decided the moon would not be allowed to shine every night as she had before. She was sentenced to was and wane, alternating a shining gortnight and a dark fortnight, each period ending with a full moon and a new moon. This is the reason why people thing unauspicious to look at the moon on the Ganes birthday (which corresponds to the fourth day of the wax) in august or early september. People taking no notice at all will probally get big problems. The belief is still practiced today. If any unlucky man sees the moon on that particular day, he has to throw stones quickly on the next house, so that the injuries sent by his neighbors in return unprime the god's anger!
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Post by Spirit of the Lynx on Jul 4, 2007 16:23:14 GMT -5
From: MoonDove6 Sent: 10/29/2005 4:18 PM Intersting info, thanks for sharing! Hugs MoonDove
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