Navajo Custom of Not Eating Bread Ends
This is a short video blog about the old Navajo concept of eating the “Divorce Bread” or the bread ends of a loaf of bread. Navajos say that if you eat the bread ends, “Haa’didoolyéél, your spouse will get stolen from you.” Essentially, the concept is:
Éí ííníyáa’go naa’didoolyéél.
(If you eat it, your woman or man will get stolen)
I also share the concept that you never get more than what you need. If a person has a piece of bread & reaches for another, they say, “Dichin hwiilhééh! Hunger will kill one!” It’s also the same concept if you get more than what you need of anything, or, “Té’é’í hwiilhééh! Poverty will kill!” Essentially, the meaning is simple, overindulgence is not good.
Where the concept of divorce bread comes from, I don’t know. I tried to ask several people but they don’t know. The purpose of this video is just to mention that & share that little history of older Navajo belief. If you know why, post it! If you don’t want to, that’s fine too! Enjoy! 🙂
Courtesy of Daybreak Warrior
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