My mom was adopted, so I only recently found out I’m ethnically Jewish(I had already converted and am active in Shul). In talking to her family more (Hispanic, Catholic, Conversos), I found out they speak Ladino! So I started asking about “weird traditions “ or things that stuck out that other people didn’t do. Here’s what I got. Does any of it sound familiar? I’m trying to separate what is Jewish and what is Mexican.
Strong concern for Ojo (evil eye) a. If Ojo was suspected a healer would come and use a broken to sweep over you b. An egg would be rolled over your body, then cracked in a bowl and placed under your bed. If the egg cooked, you’d heal. If it didn’t, your sickness wasn’t Ojo.
Eggs broken in a bowl prior to cooking to check for blood (this one I know if Jewish)
For several evenings after a funeral, family would gather at the mourners house and scream and chant. When they were finished, they’d have coffee and cake (my cousin said it scared her as a child and was never explained).
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