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Superstitions
Beliefs and practices resulting from the human need to find causation in the everyday happenings of life. This is where we will try to unravel some of the unusual and esoteric things people ask us about.
1,659 Questions
Why is getting swept by a broom bad luck?
Because then you get all dusty and need to shower. And there are evil bunnies in the shower drain that will eat you're toes.... Other than that you are fine. Have fun with that broom!
I think ghosts do exist but I think that sometimes they just stay in the places where they died or where they grew up to protect it or to haunt it. If somebody calls me crazy when I'm dead i WILL haunt YOU.
Where do old superstitions come from?
Way back in early societies, people used superstitions to explain things that they couldn't understand.
Why is is bad luck to open an umbrella inside a house?
it is not bad luck it is just a legand or myth that some make up i done it before and i even got a computer for Christmas it is NOT bad luck;)
Did anyone find the truth about Carmen winstead's death?
Carmen Winstead is the average teenege girl. no one killed her and no one was killed by her.
Where did breaking a mirror means 7 years bad luck originate?
well the Romans believed that a reflection was part of the viewers sole, disruption of the reflection effected your sole and gave you 7 years of bad luck.
for example you and I are in ancient times and you are looking at a reflective surface and i dont like you so i throw a stone breaking the reflective surface there just like that you have 7 years of bad luck
Is it bad luck to have 13 letters in your name?
It is bad luck to be superstitious.
It is bad luck to be superstitious.
It is bad luck to be superstitious.
It is bad luck to be superstitious.
What is the dead man's number and what is its origin?
A dead man's number is the number of a soldier killed in battle which has been re-issued to a new recruit.
How many buildings do not have a 13th floor?
Otis Elevators, the world's largest manufacturer of elevators, said that 85% of buildings with Otis elevators do not have a 13th floor.
Most skip the floor altogether, some rename them to 12A or use the letter M (13th letter in the English alphabet).
Is it bad luck for the groom to see the bride's wedding dress?
- It is actually a myth that it's bad luck for the groom to see the wedding dress or see his bride in her wedding dress before the ceremony. The ritual is that the groom doesn't see the wedding dress on or off the bride before the wedding so he will be surprise at how beautiful she looks coming down the aisle.
Why is Friday the thirteenth considered to be an unlucky day?
because it is belived that Jesus died on that day. and the Romans think it is a day of destruction.
Friday the thirteenth is considered to be unlucky because it is the day that the Roman Catholic Church chose to murder/assassinate every single member and supporter of the Knights Templar. They very nearly succeeded in making the entire Order of the Knights Templar extinct.
But despite all of this, ya'll shouldn't be hatin' all up on Friday the thirteenths
Zombies kill by infecting their "meal" with there zombie carring pathogen found in the blood, saliva, or other bodily fluids.
Why did Europeans believe in superstitions?
Possibly because they were religious. People who are not religious do not normally believe in superstitions.
You dreamed you were running and woke up tired?
it means you have a lot on your mind and your brain was active during the night so it didn't get much rest the dream was just the dream you would usually have just that night subconsciously you were busy thinking
Superstition behind itchy pinky finger?
A itchy pinky finger does not have a superstition. The only finger with one is a ring finger it means marriage in your future.
