Taiwanese Superstitions
Taiwanese superstitions are widely believed among the Taiwanese people, Taiwanese population as these superstitions stem from Chinese mythology, legends, folklore, traditions, customs that have been practiced throughout generations, and many more. Societal superstitions * If students trim their nails during the examination period, they will end up with failing grades for their subjects. * When people point at the Moon, they will bring bad luck upon themselves. It is said that the Moon Goddess Chang'e, Chang’e finds the action of people pointing at the moon to be disrespectful, and as such she would sever the index finger of the person who pointed at the Moon. In modern times the superstition usually states that the moon will cut behind your ear. * During a meal, it is frowned upon for people to leave their chopsticks sticking up vertically in rice, be it leftover or a new bowl of rice. The image of having chopsticks sticking up vertically in rice is similar to the image of havi ...
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Taiwanese People
Taiwanese people may be generally considered the people of Taiwan who share a common culture, ancestry and speak Taiwanese Mandarin, Hokkien, Hakka or indigenous Taiwanese languages as a mother tongue. Taiwanese people may also refer to the indigenous peoples of the areas under the control of the Government of the Republic of China since 1945, including Penghu as well as Kinmen and Matsu Islands that collectively form its streamlined Fujian Province (see Taiwan Area). However, the inhabitants of Kinmen and the Matsu themselves may not consider the "Taiwanese" label to be accurate as they are a part of Fujian and not Taiwan. They have a distinctive identity from that of the Taiwanese; viewing themselves as Kinmenese or Matsunese, respectively, or as simply Chinese. At least three competing (occasionally overlapping) paradigms are used to identify someone as a Taiwanese person: nationalist criteria, self-identification (including the concept of "New Taiwanese") criteria and s ...
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