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QSis said:
Why is that, Indike?

Lee
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They consider it extremely unlucky. If a cat crosses the path while walking, a majority would stop for a while and then go. Lol. But again, it's the same about a Buddhist priest too. While the Buddhists treat monks with utmost veneration, the same Buddhist would avoid meeting a monk in the morning. 😅 gecko is another bad omen. If a gecko makes its noise "chuk chuk chuk chuk" (🤣 what do you call it?) then nobody leaves home or start anything good for a few minutes. There's a special column in every almanac about what it means if a gecko lands(falls) on each part of your body. If a house gecko happens to fall on someone they run to the almanac to see what it means🤣.
 
LastManStanding said:
They consider it extremely unlucky. If a cat crosses the path while walking, a majority would stop for a while and then go. Lol. But again, it's the same about a Buddhist priest too. While the Buddhists treat monks with utmost veneration, the same Buddhist would avoid meeting a monk in the morning. 😅 gecko is another bad omen. If a gecko makes its noise "chuk chuk chuk chuk" (🤣 what do you call it?) then nobody leaves home or start anything good for a few minutes. There's a special column in every almanac about what it means if a gecko lands(falls) on each part of your body. If a house gecko happens to fall on someone they run to the almanac to see what it means🤣.
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Great and curious info, Indike - thanks!

Lee
 
The Diomede islands are just three miles apart but the bigger island is almost one day ahead of its smaller neighbour (21 hours) because they sit on either side of the International Date Line which passes through the Pacific Ocean and marks the boundary between one calendar day and the next. They sit in the Bering Strait between mainland Alaska and Siberia

Big Diomede is located on the Russian side while Little Diomede is on the US side. The ice bridge that forms between the two islands in winter makes it possible, although illegal, to walk the short distance between them and 'travel through time'

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