d13hh


Motif

Motif code: 
d13hh
Name_eng: 
Not to laugh visiting the dead
Description: 

Person who visits the other world should not laugh or demonstrate his surprise seeing strange and funny things

Name_rus: 
Посетитель иного мира не должен смеяться
Description_rus: 
Человек, посещая иной мир, не должен смеяться или выказывать удивление, увидев странные вещи. Нарушивший правило гибнет или терпит ущерб
Motif type: 
Cosmology and etiology
Motif group: 
08 Queer and monstrous beings, creatures, objects and loci, folk beliefs related to particular phenomena and objects
Motif analysis result: 
2. Only those motifs that are found in America (including the Aleuts, Eskimo and Northern Athabaskans)
3. Only those motifs that are found in Central and South America
Motif analysis result tradition count all: 
6

Linked traditions:
Ganda, (Ba)Nyoro, Nyankole, Masaba (Gisu), Luia (=Luyia, Haya, Luhya, Bantu Kawirondo; incl. Vugusu, Maragoli)
Sakata
Mongo (Mongo-Nkundu), Nkundu, Ngelima, Ngombe, (Ba)Tetela), Pende, Wu(Kusu), (Ba)Mbala (incl Saie, Kwilu)
Yambasa, Banen (Tunen)
Mandingo (Manden, incl San, Samo), Kagoro, Bambara (Bamana), Malinke, Kassonke, Diula
Fon

Motifs correlation (top 20):
Motif: b98c Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 4 Weight: 500
Motif: m183a Shared traditions: 1 All traditions: 3 Weight: 333
Motif: l121a Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 7 Weight: 286
Motif: l117 Shared traditions: 3 All traditions: 11 Weight: 273
Motif: h1bb Shared traditions: 1 All traditions: 4 Weight: 250
Motif: j59d Shared traditions: 1 All traditions: 5 Weight: 200
Motif: b98b Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 10 Weight: 200
Motif: m62c Shared traditions: 5 All traditions: 28 Weight: 179
Motif: m62d Shared traditions: 1 All traditions: 6 Weight: 167
Motif: l33g Shared traditions: 1 All traditions: 6 Weight: 167
Motif: l127 Shared traditions: 1 All traditions: 6 Weight: 167
Motif: b111 Shared traditions: 1 All traditions: 6 Weight: 167
Motif: k37c Shared traditions: 1 All traditions: 7 Weight: 143
Motif: m56d Shared traditions: 1 All traditions: 7 Weight: 143
Motif: i46e Shared traditions: 1 All traditions: 7 Weight: 143
Motif: m25 Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 15 Weight: 133
Motif: j54a Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 15 Weight: 133
Motif: j58a Shared traditions: 1 All traditions: 8 Weight: 125
Motif: l42h Shared traditions: 1 All traditions: 8 Weight: 125