Rules we learn while growing up

Here on Pohnpei, most of the rules we kids learn are from home while growing up. 

• For females, we learn not to wash our hair when showering late at night.
• We learn that when royalty is in the Nahs, we females do not sit in the Nahs and with our legs hanging down to the ground, we call that "Sokmwotoutou" (sok-mm- ho-jojo).
• We also learn that females do not sweep the house at night, she will chase away the family members in the future, so instead the males get to sweep at night when needed. 
• We learn not to let our hair loose in the middle of crowd, people with jealousy powers will destroy the growing of our hair. 
• We learn not to laugh too loud and not to sit in crowds, we are silent and we stand up and help others because it is part of our culture. 
• We learn that when someone compliment you for what you are wearing, you take it off at that moment to give it to the person who complimented you.  
• When you were asked to be a messenger, be quiet and listens carefully so you will not pass the wrong message to the other person. 
• You do not eat a burnt rice, this will cause you spreading lies. 
• When you have your period, you do not scratch your skin when itching, this will leave stretch marks. 
• When pregnant, do not walk while eating, do not walk at night, do not shower after the sun rises and after the sun sets.
• We learn that when eating, we do not talk because we will eat a lot. 
• We learn not to fold the laundry at night. 
• For males, they learn that if tomorrow they are going to plant yam, sakau, taro, breadfruit, etc. they did not sleep with their wives tonight. The plants they plant might not grow. 

• When they are going on fishing, they do not eat chicken the day before.

• Males do not eat slowly because something might come up and interrupt, this is called Peluhs iu ohl (pel-lose you whole). 

• When they started a chore (cleaning, cutting grass, etc.) they do not stop and do something else, they finish it before moving on to do something else this is called, uhmw sou lou (whom-so-low)
•  When wife is pregnant, do not cut your hair or shave your face. This will help reduce the wife's labor pain. 
• When using the local oven to cook food, make sure to leave something in the covers this is called, kenen kulup (ken-ann kool-oop).

Notes: When telling stories about history of Pohnpei, it usually rains even during sunny days. Unexplained weather changes and start raining hard because part of our history has been told. The same thing goes with new visitors to our ancient sites, it rains when it is your first time visiting the important sites.
Me wehweki nek kainene, pwe pirakih mei pwahpwa. 

These are merely beliefs we have that is passed on. They may not be true but is still passed on until today. 

**Thank you, this is all information gathered, if you have questions please let me know in the comments below. Thank you for reading. **