How many years have superstitions been around?

Answer 1

Superstitions have been with humankind since we first became self aware. Many of the first superstitions came from a general lack of knowledge about simple cause and effect, natural cycles, and the way nature worked.

As a larger body of knowledge became available, superstitions became entrenched in the spiritual paths of humankind.

Even today, superstitions tend to be relegated to the list of curiosities of another group of people. We rarely think of our own superstitions as unfounded or silly, but we do think that way of the superstitions of others.