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No woman who has given birth may touch any household utensils till the third, fifth, seventh or ninth day after the first full or new moon, I was told; alternatively it has been reported that she must first see the crescent moon before the period of pollution can end.

  • Source: Hockings, Paul. Sex and disease in a mountain community. Sahibabad, Distt. Ghaziabad: Vikas Publishing Pvt Ltd., 1980.
  • Culture: Badaga
  • Location: Asia