One of the wise said that a person who is not afraid of anything is a fool. But the trouble is that fear accumulates and is inherited by other generations.
Superstition and photos
A special place is given to superstitions. Since ancient times, mankind believed in otherworldly forces and feared them. Unable to explain many prejudices and phenomena, Homo sapiens chose to hide from them behind a set of rules that were not allowed to be violated. Such was the ban on photographing sleeping people.
The solid foundation of the dogma of photographing sleeping
It is not difficult to guess that this national taboo has the shortest history, because the camera appeared only in the 19th century. At that time, wealthy citizens could afford to take a picture. And only a tragic event forced to invest heavily on the services of a photographer - the death of one of his relatives.
Strange custom
Strange for many, the custom has spread in Europe and America. The deceased was dressed, laid on a luxurious bed, or seated at a table with his family and imprinted on “eternal memory”. Closed eyes gave a resemblance to sleeping. However, those who saw such a portrait were chilled.
Since then, it is believed that photographing a person who has fallen asleep attracts his death or serious illness, because closed eyes make the “model” look like a dead person.Therefore, creating such masterpieces even for the home archive is not recommended.
Families started special books of the dead, where numerous portraits of relatives who had gone into the world were kept. They were kept separate from other albums, but with pleasure showed to guests. Today, fortunately, this is not accepted.
Period of antiquity and dormant
By the way, in antiquity it was not allowed to draw those who slept. It was believed that such paintings attracted the death of loved ones, ruin, ailments, parting. Perhaps over time, this ethic was inherited by photographers.
Islam and sleeping people
In Islam, today you can’t take pictures of people while watching dreams. The deceived master is credited with the desire to become like the Almighty or disbelief in Allah. Therefore, in Asia there is no one who wants to get into the list of defilers of the paparazzi faith.
Soul during sleep
Today, the power of thought is so great among ordinary people that it is not difficult to harm any person. So say esotericists, psychologists, psychics. And many believe that. During sleep, the soul supposedly leaves the physical body, which contributes to the vulnerability of the shell. The snapshot of the sleeping man falling into the hands of the magician makes the object depicted on him a target for directing damage or the evil eye.
According to another belief, the soul of a peacefully snoozing person flies off at some distance. When the click is triggered, it will not have time to return to its owner by the time of awakening or be damaged. So suddenly death occurs for no apparent reason. An especially indisputable truth that statement serves the babies' grandparents. They are convinced that such unreasonable actions also scare away an angel who protects a child.
Why you can not take pictures of sleeping children
Mom and dad crumbs always try to dissuade from such ventures. A sensible older generation, not finding weighty arguments, argues about the danger of fear of a child, followed by stuttering. But subconsciously, the elderly fear for the life of the baby, in the first place.
Pregnant women are often warned against extravagant sleepy shots. Experienced grannies are afraid that the baby may not be born healthy or even die before birth. However, none of the scientists will undertake to prove this theory either.
Ethics and photographing sleeping
Another thing is ethical nuances. No one controls himself in a dream. For many, poses, funny facial expressions, wrinkled cheeks of friends cause literal itching in the hands, forcing one to grab onto the wonderful technique. But not everyone will be delighted to see their photos in such exotic beauty on social networks.
Sensitive natures, whose sleep is always disturbing, are really capable of being afraid of a camera flash or a loud click of the device. It is worth thinking twice before risking for the sake of momentary selfish contentment.
However, often photos of sleeping people look simply charming. And despite the abundance of superstitions, the collections of such masterpieces are constantly replenished. And to follow the examples of fearless daredevils or not - a person is free to decide independently. Science does not prove prejudice and signs.
