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The most common and prevalent superstitions about stars have to do with Astrology. The belief that where the stars are in the heavens at the moment of your birth can determine anything and everything from your personality and medical traits to who you should marry and how you will interact with the other people you meet in the world.

Stars are thought to be able to grant wishes. In one belief if you say the poem "Star light, star bright, first star I see tonight, I wish I may, I wish I might, have the wish I wish to night." to the first star of the evening it will grant your wish. In another it is said the a person who counts nine starts, nine nights in a row may have a wish granted.

It is said to be bad luck in some places to point at the stars. You might offend the gods and they will ill-wish you.

And finally the milky way is thought to be the "Starry road" that departing souls take to the afterlife.

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You are confusing a couple of concepts. NO superstitious belief has a scientific basis. If a belief is scientifically based, there is no need to call it a superstition. If a belief is superstitious it is by definition not verifiable scientifically. However, there are superstitions that result from some real events. Total eclipses of the sun are real, and they are explainable in completely natural terms. However, people at different times in history have superstitious beliefs about what is happening during an eclipse, and superstitious beliefs that performing certain rituals or prayers during an eclipse will save the world from doom. So, a superstition is an irrational belief usually connected to some magical ritual that will ward off disaster, and some superstitions have to do with real events in the world. But the superstitions themselves are not based in or verified by the real world.


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Superstitious beliefs related to the different phases of the moon include the idea that full moons can cause increased instances of strange behavior or bad luck, while new moons are often associated with new beginnings or fresh starts. Some believe that the waxing moon phase is a time for growth and development, while the waning moon phase is a period to release negative energy or habits. Overall, these beliefs vary widely across cultures and personal beliefs.

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The superstitious belief about stars is?

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