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[–] [email protected] 49 points 6 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 32 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Yeah I’m gonna need an explanation for this one

[–] [email protected] 44 points 6 months ago

Indian Moms apply ‘mascara’ (actually it is kohl) to baby’s eyes and a black dot on baby’s face to protect from evil eye.

[–] [email protected] 31 points 6 months ago (1 children)

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Those who are curious. This how every Indian kid looks till the age of 3 approx. We ar given kajal, nazar tika and tabiz combo pack at birth.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (3 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago

Bro when I was a kid I was so ugly other kids would invite me over to scare the evil spirits away.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 6 months ago (1 children)

No, but the Swedes store theirs in a box.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 months ago

Thats Finland.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 6 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago

Religious makeup

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago

@IsoSpandy in Romania not really, but when you baptize them the priests are like yeah, drown that shit right there!

[–] GregorGizeh 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

My completely spitballed and made up take is that perhaps in indian media "newborns" are shown with makeup and jewelry?

Mind you I have done exactly zero research on this

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Its eyeliner and evil spirits warding talismans.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 6 months ago

So it is indeed makeup and jewelry.