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I have two kids and my mother was
always concerned when they were babies because if
the "moyera" sunked in it can be extremely dangerous. . . I have
heard about the rag procedure but I was also aware of the kids being hanged from
their feet.
~Janet, South Cal.
These are cool discussions. Does anyone ever remember what the mom's
would do if the "Moiyeda" of a baby would fall? In our family if the soft spot
of the top of the baby fell or became sunken I remember seeing some kind of
involved procedure where a rag was placed over that soft spot on the babies head
and it was moisened and the mom or woman who knew how to do it would then
somehow place her mouth on or around the rag or actually on the head and gently
such and do this until the Moiyeta would be restored to its proper up position.
Amazing the kind of stuff we grew up with never knowing they were different than
what was practiced everywhere. . .just thinking these things were normal.
joseph
Janet V. Iglesias wrote:
I remember a curandera doing the "Egg
ritual" to an aunt when I was younger. They would rub the egg all over the
body while praying . . . Once they had rubbed the egg completely they would
crack the egg in a glass of water and read the egg. The egg would tell the
curandera wether there was a curse/negativity/future reading on the
person. They would finish the ritual off with herbs (rosemary & others i
dont remember) rubbed all over the body again.
~janet in South
Cali.
My first
cousin, from Jerez Zacatecas sent me this explanation of a
ventosa so I
thought I'd share it. It's a real combination of
spiritual with
physical which is old world... any comment from the
Dr. in our
group?
A ventosa is as follows: Mother would get a meduim size
water
glass and pour a little alcohol into it and swirl it in the
glass;
then she would light it with a match and immediately place it on
the
area where the sprain was. The heat would cause the muscle to
pull
upward into the glass and that would release the tension on it. The
glass would remain there a few seconds and then she would repeat the
procedure. My husband used to enjoy getting them whenever he had a
back problem. She used them mostly on the torso. The extremeties she
would massage with her hands after she applied an ointment. The one
thing she did not believe in was "el mal de ojo". She called that
brujerias (witchcraft). This is where they would apply a raw egg on
the body and this would do away with " el enhechizo" ( the curse)
but, at the same time they had a lit candle and they would go back
and
forth over the body while they'd pray. It was quite interesting.
I can't
remember what else they'd use along with the egg. I tell you
how I regret
not writing all these costumbres down.
Linda in Wa..
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