Superstitions
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Transcript of Superstitions
Sources of superstition:-Thousands of people believe in superstitions although a lot of
people think of them as nonsense and not based on reason we know that the source of superstition is ignorance.
• Do you know anyone who does not have a superstition?
The Root of superstition.Superstition does not casually exist but from a basic origin there are two roots.
From an Implicative Mind: Typically, people easily become superstitious when their desires are beyond their abilities.
From a Fearful Mind: Fear is the origin of all types of superstitions. All kind of fear is the root of superstitions.
Salty Water
• If a girl drinks salty water then goes to sleep she will see her future husband in her dream.
Blow out Candles
• Blow out all candles on the birthday cake in one blow, you will get whatever you want.
Sneezing
• Sneezing on the occasion of happiness considers a bad omen.
• Sneezing is the sign of somebody remembering you.
Rhyming lines about superstitions.
• Birth:-Monday’s child is fair of faceTuesday’s child is full of graceWednesday’s child is full of woeThursday’s child has far to goFriday’s child is loving and givingSaturday’s child works hard for livingBut the child that is born on the Sunday is fair and wise,
good and gay.
Rhyming Lines about Superstitions
• BlueTo protect yourself from witches, wear a
blue bead.
Touch blue
and your wish
will come true
• In butt families if you prickle or make a hole in your nose your nose fall off.
• Blinking of left eye is a bad omen.
Building a new House
• On building a new house an ugly posnet is kept on to keep away from bad omens.
• Clothes should not wash on Friday.• Never travel on Tuesday.• On the commencement of journey one should not
wash clothes rather cook green vegetables.
Superstitions across different developed countries:-
We considered that only underdeveloped countries believes on superstitions but even developed countries where literacy rate is very high also believes on superstitions.
English men refuse to pronounce the word egg on the sea, as it is regarded as a bad omen.
In China if you bight your tongue this means that your Grand mother plans to bake a cake for you.
• Turkish believe that “If you’re chewing gum at night in Turkey, you are actually chewing the flesh of the blood”.