In the past , the taboo is used as a means to deliver instruction to the community. A regulation will be enforced taboos that come with community afraid to break the rules. Most are aimed at educating the public to practice good values in life. Taboos first practiced by the Malay community also seeks to educate the public to practice good values in their life. It also practiced as taboo as the estate of their ancestors and for those responsible for the practice and the tradition down to their children or their grandchildren. In a taboo has its own meaning that will benefit their lives .
Example of Malay community taboos:
First Taboos
" Do not sit on pillows, will be ulcerous in the butt "
Since childhood , mother father and elders so prevent us from sitting on a pillow allegedly feared would arise boils on the buttocks . Indeed, young children love to play with pillows and cushions are often also as a sink respectively . The firmness of the pillow makes the reason why little kids like to sit on it .Actually we are prohibited to sit on a pillow because the pillow is where we put the head during sleep . It is impolite if we put our backs on a pillow headrest when we lie down or sleep . Taboos are actually teaching children that polite because sitting on a pillow is bad habit and somewhat call less polite . Furthermore , if there are guests in the house , it is impolite if the pillow occupied by us was later extended to guests to sleep . In addition, most of the pillow is made from 'kekabu'. If absorbed a sitting posture , fear of going 'kekabu' pillow next to be torn off and scattered . This will cause problems for others. Naturally these taboos should be maintained and followed, as if seen from the point of the absolutely taboo to sit on a pillow has an implicit rationale . Application of values cleanliness , respect and manners can be clearly seen in this taboo . At the present time there is a special pillows to be a cushion , so no need for a pillow as a headrest was equally made cushion.
Second Taboos
" Do not drink water while eating, later cause distended "
Practice eating and drinking way too was not spared from being one of the aspects contained in the Malay community taboos . In fact, the practice of eating and drinking is one aspect that has many taboos . This is because eating and drinking are things we do every day and the way we eat and drink is actually always the concern of people around us. Many Malay taboo associated with feeding practices for each individual health is closely related to nutritional habits.Societies in the past does not encourage anyone to drink water while eating, or in other words, eating and drinking alternately with water . This practice is said to cause obesity and stomach becomes distended . This is because food can not be digested properly . So , if viewed from the perspective of health, this taboo is advisable to follow. Prohibition is clearly in line with scientific facts that show eating habits while punctuated with drinking water may harm the digestive processes take place in a person. It will also have an impact on our energy. In addition to food and drinking water is also believed can weaken of sexual energy .
Third Taboos
" Do not cut nails at night , will be approached unfortunate"
Old Malay community is always wise in inserting restrictive on young children through taboos mentioned. Taboos cutting nails at night is often also said to be emphasized in any unfortunate event came to do. If viewed from the logical , we could not see where the relationship between cutting nails with misfortune would befall . But as we all know, many of the taboos of the Malay community there is always exactly the spirit. Taboos mentioned merely to cause fear and terror among the children to do something that is forbidden.If viewed from the point of rationality , taboo cutting nails at night is no truth in prohibiting . We know, in the olden days no electricity and only have oil lamps. And of course, the view at night is unclear and ambiguous . But this prohibition is precisely to avoid excessive cut nails or cut his own finger as the ability of the eye is not quite clear .Along with the development time , although there has been a electric, this taboo still have rational to follow. Even though, there is light from electric lamps , the night is still not bright as a day. Add to that personal condition starting a sleepy , also feared would hurt finger while cutting the nails .
Conclusion
In conclusion, cultural taboo in our society actually implied a very valuable lesson if we understand the meaning behind this taboos. It guide us how to become a good, polite and discipline person. We can use this taboo in our conversation and daily life. For example, if we want to give some advice to someone without hurting their feelings, we can use taboo to make the advice easier to be accepted. Taboo is the historical heritage, so as the new generation we should protect and preserve it from extinction through the time.
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