Nepal has diverse cultures and traditions. When it comes to beliefs, then there are many such beliefs that are very hard to believe. Whether it is of religious beliefs or traditional beliefs but the most interesting part is a dream and the meaning associated with it. Every night or day, when we are in deep sleep, almost every one of us is living in a dream. Those particular dreams are interpreted with the beliefs associated with it from very long years ago. They are taken as the symbols for the prediction of future.
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What your dream means
So, let us look at the different types of dream and their associated belief in Nepali community:
| If you dream of | Description |
| Seeing Elephant | Symbol of success like promotions, achievement |
| Crossing river | Symbol of success like students will pass exam, promotions in jobs, chances of abroad study |
| Burning fire without smoke | Symbol of good luck |
| Burning fire with smoke | Symbol of bad luck |
| Death of yourself | End of your problems and start of new life |
| Some naked person | Bad news will come, death of relatives |
| SUN, Moon, Stars | Symbol of Good luck |
| Climbing hills | Achieving success in life |
| Flying in the sky | Symbol of traveling long distance |
| Falling down in the sky | Bad luck, humiliation in the society |
| Watching sky | Symbol of getting good honor |
| Watching cloud in the sky | Symbol of profit in business |
| Raining | Bad health may get sick |
| Raining with thunderbolt | Symbol of getting problems solved |
| Cultivating land | Success symbol |
| Watching storm or dust in the sky | Sign of war |
| Mixing with land | Symbol of destruction |
| Eating in the forest | Sign of being rich |
| Eating soil | Symbol of humiliation |
| Walking on soil | Symbol of getting rich |
| Digging well | Symbol of getting economic profit |
| Taking water out of well | Increase in the income |
| Falling into the well | Rise of problem |
| Coming out of well | Symbol of success |
| Walking in water | Symbol of success |
| Seeing flood | Rise of problem |
| Bathing in the river | Symbol of happiness |
| Drinking dirty water from river | Symbol of getting sick |
| Seeing boat | Problems will solve |
| Seeing twinkling stars | Increase in the family member |
| Taking star in hand | Daughter will get born |
| Seeing mountain | You will get victory |
| Seeing Flower | You will meet your love |
| Seeing case | You might get into prison |
| Seeing green forest | Symbol of good news |
| Cooking food | Children may get sick |
| Finding gold | You may lose your money |
| Falling teeth | Bad omen |
| fire | Fight with someone |
| Dying someone | That particular person will live for long |
What are Good dreams and Bad dreams
Similarly, Dreams are also classified as good dreams and bad dreams in Nepal. Let us look at them:
| Good Dreams | Bad Dreams |
| study, sage, drinking milk, snake, white flower, curd, rice,, statue of god, scholar Brahman, bathing in the sea, star, moon, god, temple, music, crops, riding horse, ox, cow, teacher, mountaineering, children,, corpse, speech, crying man, elephant, king, fruit, sweet | well, river, bridge, being alone in the forest falling hair,, enemy, mask, ghost, landslide, monster, fire, burning pyre, empty pot, falling teeth buffalo, monkey, sweating, noise, marriage, red or black clothes, eating sweet thing, throne, hanging to death, flying in the air, flood, playing with snake, dry tree, ash, storm, drowning, waterless pond, |
