In this video Ksenia talks about bad omens and traditional bans: There are many bad omens. For example, it is forbidden to pour used oil on the ground; a woman cannot keep her hands behind her back, although men can. Also, a woman cannot cross her arms on her chest. One cannot whistle in the house. One cannot eat food while pulling legs out. On one hot day I sat to eat and stretched my legs and my uncle told me off for this saying that I am arrogant. I also took my shawl off my head because of the heat. There are many bans. When the sun sets it is forbidden to pour water out or throw rubbish out. After sunset, a married girl cannot set out on a journey and children cannot go out of the house. There is an omen related to a hoopoe, if it screams close to a house, the cattle would die. So Kalmyks chased the bird away. I did not believe in this before, but later I was convinced that this was true. When a dog howls it is a bad omen. I often heard dogs howling, I do not like that. Kalmyks say that the howling dog wants death to its master. Well, there are many omens.