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What are superstitions?

According to the Oxford dictionary a Superstition is "Excessivelycredulous belief in and reverence for the supernatural" andaccording to Merriam-Webster "belief or way of beha… (MORE)

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What is superstition?

SUPERSTITION . SUPERSTITION: . Superstition is any blind belief. What makes you blind is your need or greed. It makes you exploiter or exploited. It makes you arrogant or me… (MORE)

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What is a superstition?

Superstitions are things that people believe that bring good or bad luck. They are not true for some people but others believe in them strongly.

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How do you define superstition?

Superstition is a credulous belief or noting, not based on reason, knowledge, or experience. The word is often used pejoratively to refer to folk beliefs deemed irrational.

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Where did superstition originate?

Those things which we now know and call superstitions originated first as beliefs often connected to a religion and were handed down by word of mouth and people that lived dur… (MORE)

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Why do people have superstitions?

People have superstitions because they allow fear and illogical thoughts to control their minds instead of thinking things through rationally. One of the biggest superstiti… (MORE)

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What is superstitous?

Superstitious is when a person is very spirtual or believing in paranormal or supernatural occurances. Superstition is when you attribute supernatural phenomena to natural oc… (MORE)

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Why do you have superstitions?

Well, the superstition is a bad luck. If you start your trip on friday you meet misfortune. . Friday the thirteenth is an unlucky day . A rabbit's foot brings good luck . A…n apple a day keeps the doctor away . To find a four-leaf clover is to find good luck . If you walk under a ladder, you will have bad luck . If a black cat crosses your path you will have bad luck . To break a mirror will bring you seven years bad luck . To open an umbrella in the house is to bring bad luck . To find a horseshoe brings good luck . Step on a crack, break your mother's back . You can break a bad luck spell by turning seven times in a clockwise circle . Garlic protects from evil spirits and vampires . Our fate is written in the stars . At the end of a rainbow is a pot of gold . Clothes worn inside out will bring good luck . Wearing your birthstone will bring you good luck . If you blow out all of the candles on your birthday cake with the first breath you will get whatever you wish for . To have a wish come true using a wishbone, two people make a wish, then take hold of each end of the bone and pull it until it separates. The person with the longer end gets his or her wish . An itchy palm means money will come your way . A beginner will always have good luck: beginner's luck . A cat has nine lives . Eating fish makes you smart . Toads cause warts . A cricket in the house brings good luck . Crossing your fingers helps to avoid bad luck and helps a wish come true . It is bad luck to sing at the table . It is bad luck to sleep on a table . After receiving a container of food, the container should never be returned empty . A lock of hair from a baby's first haircut should be kept for good luck . A bird that comes in your window brings bad luck . To refuse a kiss under mistletoe causes bad luck . Goldfish in the pond bring good luck . Goldfish in the house bring bad luck . For good luck, wear new clothes on Easter . An acorn at the window can keep lightning out of the house . If the bottom of your feet itch, you will make a trip . When a dog howls, death is near . It is bad luck to chase someone with a broom . A sailor wearing an earring cannot drown . To find a penny heads up, brings good luck . To cure a sty, rub it with a gold wedding band . Animals can talk at midnight on Christmas Eve . A drowned woman floats face up, a drowned man floats face down . A person cannot drown before going under three times . To drop a fork means a woman will visit . To drop a knife means a man will visit . To drop a spoon means a child will visit . To drop a dishcloth means bad luck is coming . If you shiver, someone is casting a shadow on your grave . To make a happy marriage, the bride must wear: something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue . The wedding veil protects the bride from the evil eye . Washing a car will bring rain . You must get out of bed on the same side you got in on or you will have bad luck . Evil spirits cannot harm you when you are standing in a circle . A cat will try to take the breath from a baby . Warm hands, cold heart . Cold hands, warm heart . It is unlucky to rock an empty rocking chair . To kill an albatross is to cause bad luck to the ship and all upon it . Wearing an opal when it is not your birthstone is bad luck . Smell dandelions, wet the bed . To give someone a purse or wallet without money in it will bring that person bad luck . A forked branch, held with a fork in each hand, will dip and point when it passes over water (MORE)

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How do superstitions become superstitions?

Generally speaking, superstitions come about by repetition. We will say for example you are about to start you mid-term exams. You have studied and prepared yourself as bes… (MORE)

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Why do superstitions exist?

Superstitions are a means of explaining events, especially tragedy, accidents, illness, and all the other mysteries. When people do not know the actual reason that something h… (MORE)