Identify three superstitions and how they affect Akha life in the village.

1. Dreams have meaning and the power to predict what will happen in one's life.2. The spirit gate must be passed through in a certain way to avoid something terrible from happening.3. When a wrong is committed, the spirits must be placated to put the offender back in balance with them.4. Men whose wives are more than five months pregnant cannot cut their hair.5. Humans rule on the earth and spirits rule in the heavens.