Here are some interesting myths and legends that some Nigerians hold dear.

1. Whistling at night invites demons According to Nigerian folktale, whistling at night is wrong and could have dire consequences. Legend has it that whistling is an invitation for the spirits. Different tribes have accounts of people who have whistled and have in turn been met by evil spirits, snakes, occult members or even found themselves in strange places.

2. Beating a boy with a broom or turning stick Some Nigerians believe if you beat a boy with a broom or turning stick (Omorogun) it would shrink the size of his penis. As a remedy, if a boy has been beaten with a broom, he would have to beat the same person seven times with a broom.

3. Someone walking over your legs If someone walks over your legs it is believed you will end up having kids who look just like that person. How this happens nobody understands. Pregnant women are quick to take their legs out of the way when someone tries to pass.

4. Reincarnation One of the most popular Nigerian myth is the one told about the Yorubas, where the dead are expected to return to their family in the form of a newborn baby. Who a child is can be determined by its resemblance to the dead. For example, a boy that resembles his paternal grandfather will be named Babatunde (‘father returns’). Most strange, however, is their belief that if a person dies young, their ghost can go to another town and live there as if they were not dead, even getting married and having children over there.

5. Sun and rain This myth is another popular one. People, especially hunters, believe that if it rains while the sun is out, a lion is giving birth
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Another one is if one looks in between it's leg in the market he/she will see ghosts�

Another one is if one looks in between it's leg in the market he/she will see ghosts

emmyluizzz:
Here are some interesting myths and legends that some Nigerians
hold dear.


1. Whistling at night invites demons
According to Nigerian folktale, whistling at night is wrong and
could have dire consequences. Legend has it that whistling is an
invitation for the spirits. Different tribes have accounts of
people who have whistled and have in turn been met by evil
spirits, snakes, occult members or even found themselves in
strange places.


2. Beating a boy with a broom or turning stick
Some Nigerians believe if you beat a boy with a broom or turning
stick (Omorogun) it would shrink the size of his penis. As a
remedy, if a boy has been beaten with a broom, he would have
to beat the same person seven times with a broom.


3. Someone walking over your legs
If someone walks over your legs it is believed you will end up
having kids who look just like that person. How this happens
nobody understands. Pregnant women are quick to take their
legs out of the way when someone tries to pass.


4. Reincarnation
One of the most popular Nigerian myth is the one told about the
Yorubas, where the dead are expected to return to their family
in the form of a newborn baby. Who a child is can be determined
by its resemblance to the dead.
For example, a boy that resembles his paternal grandfather will
be named Babatunde (‘father returns’). Most strange,
however, is their belief that if a person dies young, their ghost
can go to another town and live there as if they were not
dead, even getting married and having children over there.


5. Sun and rain
This myth is another popular one. People, especially hunters,
believe that if it rains while the sun is out, a lion is giving birth

you can add yours

Reincarnation is a general topic across the world, so I disagree with you on that.

Kudos

Numb 4 isn't myth

Fu(k what Christianity talk about... Reincarnation is real bro, not a myth.

Most are real in some tribe and culture, just because it's not in your culture doesn't mean it's not real... I rest my case

Reincarnation isn't a myth

emmyluizzz:
Here are some interesting myths and legends that some Nigerians
hold dear.


1. Whistling at night invites demons
According to Nigerian folktale, whistling at night is wrong and
could have dire consequences. Legend has it that whistling is an
invitation for the spirits. Different tribes have accounts of
people who have whistled and have in turn been met by evil
spirits, snakes, occult members or even found themselves in
strange places.


2. Beating a boy with a broom or turning stick
Some Nigerians believe if you beat a boy with a broom or turning
stick (Omorogun) it would shrink the size of his penis. As a
remedy, if a boy has been beaten with a broom, he would have
to beat the same person seven times with a broom.


3. Someone walking over your legs
If someone walks over your legs it is believed you will end up
having kids who look just like that person. How this happens
nobody understands. Pregnant women are quick to take their
legs out of the way when someone tries to pass.


4. Reincarnation
One of the most popular Nigerian myth is the one told about the
Yorubas, where the dead are expected to return to their family
in the form of a newborn baby. Who a child is can be determined
by its resemblance to the dead.
For example, a boy that resembles his paternal grandfather will
be named Babatunde (‘father returns’). Most strange,
however, is their belief that if a person dies young, their ghost
can go to another town and live there as if they were not
dead, even getting married and having children over there.


5. Sun and rain
This myth is another popular one. People, especially hunters,
believe that if it rains while the sun is out, a lion is giving birth

you can add yours

These things are only synonymous with the south westerners (Yorubas ), it's not a Nigerian thing so pls don't generalise.