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00:00If you grow up in a Thai family, one thing you might hear is
00:03don't point your finger at a rainbow if you don't want to lose your index finger.
00:08Among many Thai traditional teachings,
00:10children are often told not to point at a rainbow after the rain
00:13if they want to avoid this ominous consequence.
00:16Some theories suggest that in the past,
00:18Thai people viewed rainbows as the supernatural power of deities who control the weather.
00:24Pointing at a rainbow might have been considered disrespectful to them.
00:28However, more practical theories claim that Thai children in the past
00:32would often play outside after the rain.
00:34The warning could have been a way to discourage them from engaging
00:38in potentially dangerous activities in wet and slippery conditions.
00:42As time goes by, Thai families may no longer teach their children this,
00:47and such teachings have become rare nowadays.