Point out to eat water. Be careful of your fingers.

Episode 11: Do not point to water...Will the fingers be stingy or stop the danger of the rain? 🌈☝️

"Don't put your finger in the rainbow! Wait, when your finger will say no warning." 😱✨

One of the teachings that led many Thai children to rush their hands across their backs, or to put their fingers in their buttocks (according to how to fix sprains) as soon as they saw a rainbow draping through the sky.

Why does the beauty of nature come with such a terrible threat? In fact, your ancients were not mean, but you are using "belief" to protect us from unpredictable nature.

🔍 Czech answer with science:

1️⃣ The danger of "lightning" ⚡

Waterholes often appear after new rains, or while the rain is drizzle, when the humidity is high and there may be an electric charge in the air. Standing in the open air and holding his finger high to point the rainbow is unconscious of the risk of being a "lightning rod." Forbidding them to point is pulling the child out of the risk area.

2️⃣ The risk of "weather." ⛈️

When the rainbow appears, there are often strong gusts or showers that are not yet good. Having the child stand and stare at the rainbow for a long time may cause the child to dry the rain until he is sick or can be hit by branches and blown things, so he would like to rush into the house rather than point at the rainbow.

3️⃣ "manners." 🤝

In the old days, pointing a finger at something sacred or something that was considered a supernatural phenomenon was a disrespectful gesture. Teaching "a sleeveless finger" was a discipline for children to know, not to point a finger at something else or others, which is the basis of good manners in Thai society.

4️⃣ Prevention of "insects and poisonous animals" 🐍

After the rain is the time when insects and poisonous animals often come out of hiding. Having a child enjoy looking at the sky and pointing a rainbow may make it unwary of the stepped ground until it can be bitten or punched by a poisonous animal.

✨ Summary:

Ancient people were not afraid of our fingers because of the rainbow, but they were afraid that we would be "struck by lightning" or "sick" from the weather after the rain, including to teach you the manners of finger-pointing.

When I was a kid, did anyone ever point a rainbow and have to rush your finger to the bottom and fix the sprains? 😂 Or in any house, there are other strange ways to solve the sprains. Let's share them. 👇

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