Are you superstitious? Do you believe in things that bring good luck or cause bad luck?
Superstition -noun
1. excessively credulous belief in and reverence for the supernatural;
*a widely held but irrational belief in supernatural influences, especially as leading to good or bad luck, or a practice based on such a belief.
Just as each country has its own history and folklore, it probably has its own cultural superstitions as well. Many of us have relatives and friends who may have introduced us to a few popular, well-trusted ones and we may have concocted our very own, over the years. Some of them are funny, some are spooky and some are sensible.
Here are a few from my homeland:
1. If a butterfly comes into your home, you would see someone you have not seen in a long time. If the person appears anytime within the month, it is common for a person to notify the visitor that the sign of their visit was given.
2. If a green grasshopper comes into your home, you would get money. You must ensure that it is not harmed by children and pets in your home in order to secure your upcoming fortune.
3. If a pigeon drops a load on your head, face, shoulders or back, you would receive good luck. Usually, the good luck means that you would get an unexpected large sum of money.
4. If you point your finger at a cemetery, it would rotten and fall off. People usually pass a cemetery without looking in its direction to avoid any bad luck that the spirits may bring.
5. Do not pick fruits or the leaves of plants for medicinal purposes after 6 p.m. because the plants are sleeping and something bad would happen to you if you do. If you are going to pick them early in the morning, you must talk to them first to make sure they are awake.
6. You must turn around at your doorway and walk backwards inside your home to look a jumbie (i.e. an evil spirit) in its eyes. It is said that when a spirit follows you home, it grabs on to your back like a child so that you can carry it with you inside of your house. Turning around and walking backwards into your home scares the jumbie, it jumps off of your back and stays outside.
7. After combing out your hair or cutting it off, you must not throw the hair outside or something bad would happen. It is said that obeah men and women (aka witches or sorcerers) collect the loose hair of persons who throw it away. The hair assists them in performing rituals for their clients. If they are hired to remove sickness from a person, then that disease would be transferred to the person who owns the hair.
What are some of yours? Have you had instances when your superstition/s made you act very strangely whilst in the company of others?
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And that can be a annoyance at times. Typically at bedtime.
Is it something that you use to improve your luck or make you successful?
Is it something that you use to improve your luck or make you successful?
Do I fear the number 13 or black cats or something, no - all cool there.
Do I fear the number 13 or black cats or something, no - all cool there.
There's a saying in German that starts with, "Warum, warum ist die Banane krum?" which translates to, "Why, why is the banana bent?"
I only remember the English translation of the answer, "because if it wasn't bent it wouldn't be a banana."
I've never really had a sense that the Germans are great reasoners, but despite stereotyping to the contrary, we are, in fact, a very funny people.
12 7 My servant Moses is not so; he is trusted in all My house;
12 8 with him do I speak mouth to mouth, even manifestly, and not in dark speeches; and the similitude of the LORD doth he behold; wherefore then were ye not afraid to speak against My servant, against Moses?'
Iyyov
I only remember the English translation of the answer, "because if it wasn't bent it wouldn't be a banana."
I've never really had a sense that the Germans are great reasoners, but despite stereotyping to the contrary, we are, in fact, a very funny people.
12 7 My servant Moses is not so; he is trusted in all My house;
12 8 with him do I speak mouth to mouth, even manifestly, and not in dark speeches; and the similitude of the LORD doth he behold; wherefore then were ye not afraid to speak against My servant, against Moses?'
I don't believe in giving credence to any superstition. If G-d wills it, it cannot be undone. If G-d wills that it not be, it cannot be done.
Iyyov
She had a lot of them. New year, she would drop four penny's one to each side............
One day I dropped a fork and just then had my sister on the phone.
"Hey, Marg I just dropped a fork what does that mean?"
"Jenny what that means is you now have to bend down to pick up that fork" Right!
No, I really don't have any superstitions..................
She had a lot of them. New year, she would drop four penny's one to each side............
One day I dropped a fork and just then had my sister on the phone.
"Hey, Marg I just dropped a fork what does that mean?"
"Jenny what that means is you now have to bend down to pick up that fork" Right!
No, I really don't have any superstitions..................
New dirtbike helmets need to be thrown down the road to put few scratches on them to, because you don't want your head to be in the helmet when the first scratches come to the new helmet..
New dirtbike helmets need to be thrown down the road to put few scratches on them to, because you don't want your head to be in the helmet when the first scratches come to the new helmet..
For example, today (that is, the full moon night of the 12th month or the 15th day of the 12th lunar month is the full moon day. is Loy Krathong day)
We will have beliefs that arise from many beliefs of each area, including:
- To express gratitude for the river that allows us to live, drink and use water, as well as to ask for forgiveness from the goddess Ganga who has thrown various filth into the water that causes the water source to be unclean.
-In most krathongs according to belief We are popular to cut nails, hair or put coins into the krathong' and then floated in the river in order to relieve misfortune, sorrow, sorrow, and disease to float with the river
I prefer not to be as I see it as a form of controlling .
For example, today (that is, the full moon night of the 12th month or the 15th day of the 12th lunar month is the full moon day. is Loy Krathong day)
We will have beliefs that arise from many beliefs of each area, including:
- To express gratitude for the river that allows us to live, drink and use water, as well as to ask for forgiveness from the goddess Ganga who has thrown various filth into the water that causes the water source to be unclean.
-In most krathongs according to belief We are popular to cut nails, hair or put coins into the krathong' and then floated in the river in order to relieve misfortune, sorrow, sorrow, and disease to float with the river
I prefer not to be as I see it as a form of controlling .
Superstitious beliefs may help promote a positive mental attitude, but they can also cause some people to make irrational decisions.
We should always rely on our own judgement rather than the harbingers of good luck as it could lead to disappointment and disillusion.
Just my personal opinion.
The guys with new bikes ride like school girls until they throw their bike down the road, then they go home and cry over their scratched up bike..
Ride it like you stole it, is always best...
The guys with new bikes ride like school girls until they throw their bike down the road, then they go home and cry over their scratched up bike..
Ride it like you stole it, is always best...