Solar Eclipse - some practices from India

posted by   bali (109)   5 months ago (democratic-voice.blogspot.com)

IN continuation of the previous post on the solar eclipse ( Surya grahan in India - grahana in South India) due to occur on 1st August 2008, this post is regarding some common practices in India during an eclipse.One does not eat during the eclipse. In fact, it is a belief that the food one has consumed must be digested before the eclipse begins. Hence, it is recommended to eat 4 hours before the start of the eclipse.Once the eclipse is over, one takes a complete bath. Food cooked before the eclipse should not be consumed during the eclipse but food should be cooked afresh.Some of these practices have no sanction from modern science as we know it today, but then science as we know it today does not explain everything does it ?Another post that is giving information on the eclipse of the sun is this.