It wasn't anyone person. Superstitions because of the evolution of myth and folklore. As belief systems grow larger, more complex and more heavily influenced the doctrines of that belief twisted to influence more primitive man's daily life there were customs, which they believed in, they honored to either bring good luck or prevent bad luck.
Way back in early societies, people used superstitions to explain things that they couldn't understand.
Superstitions surrounding ships probably began the very first time a human launched onto water clinging to a floating log.
You should not believe in Superstitions. Superstitions is the product of ignorance among people. Many superstitions are not true.
Way back in early societies, people used superstitions to explain things that they couldn't understand.
I'm not sure if anyone knows why they started. Each country has their own superstitions about black cats. Most think they are good luck or magical. Americans are about the only ones who think of them as bad luck.
Are superstitions based on cultural beliefs? Do superstitions vary from country to country? Can superstitions influence people's behavior?
There are no Buddhist superstitions although individuals may have their own private superstitions as in any religion.
there is no specific source for a superstition. someone started it and it continued.it also forms from stories told by elders to scare children
it is a saying of some persons
"Common superstitions" is too broad of a term. Since the dawn of time, man has always wondered about the world outside of their own. So, to answer your question, I would say that the first literate human who heard and/or saw a strange something, was the one who started it. To which country, probably some Middle Eastern country.
Yes, anybody that wishes to believe in superstitions can.
No.