Facts About Superstition – 25 Fun Superstition Facts To WOW You!

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Facts about Superstition

1 – Superstition can be defined as a belief that one event influences another unrelated event. Belief in superstitions is an ancient phenomenon.

2 – Common superstitions are knocking on wood, throwing salt over your shoulder, and crossing fingers for good luck.

Most cultures have their own set of superstitions; these may vary depending on region and religion.

3 – There are many different types of superstitions including lucky charms, not walking under ladders or believing black cats being bad luck.

4 – Some studies show that believing in something may actually make it happen more often because the person believes it will happen and therefore puts more effort into their actions (e.g., someone who believes they’ll get a promotion soon starts acting like they already got the job).

5 – The word superstition comes from the Latin “superstitio” which means excessive fear of the gods.

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6 – Some people believe that certain objects like black cats or broken mirrors hold negative energy and should not be touched because they carry bad luck.  Breaking a mirror is said to bring seven years of bad luck.

7 – Superstitions are often thought of as irrational beliefs that can be explained by other factors such as coincidence, misunderstanding, and misinformation.

8 – Some common examples of superstitions include knocking on wood after saying something good about an event in order to avoid bad luck and wearing a necklace for protection against illness.

9 – Folklore and legends often tell about people who have been harmed by not following their own superstitions, or who have done something to harm others for not following them.

10 – Common superstitions include: Throwing salt over your shoulder after spilling it means that you’ll never have to worry about running out again.

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11 – You can’t step on cracks because if you do, then something terrible will happen to you or someone close to you.

12 – Breaking a wishbone with someone else will give both parties good luck.

13 – Birds flying into an open window mean death will soon come knocking at your door.

14 – It is said that if you sneeze and then someone says “bless you,” they’ll be blessed too.

15 – A penny that is found heads up brings good luck and fortune.

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16 – You should never open an umbrella indoors because it brings death and misfortune.

17 – Bad things happen in threes; therefore, if something goes wrong once and then twice there’s a good chance that the next time something goes wrong there won’t be anything good about it.

18 – If you spill salt, throw some over your shoulder to ward off the devil.

19 – You can’t start something new on Friday the 13th without inviting disaster.

20 – It’s bad luck to have 13 people at the table for dinner.

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21 – It’s lucky to find a four-leaf clover. If you dream of death it means someone close will die soon.

22 – If it rains on your wedding day, then your marriage will be unhappy. It’s said that if a bride wears her wedding dress before the wedding day, she’ll be cursed with marriage problems. The bride should wear something old, new, borrowed and blue.

23 – There’s no scientific evidence that any of these things work, but some people still do them anyway because they feel better about themselves when they do something rather than nothing at all.

24 – According to Freudian theory, the origins of superstitions lie in our childhoods when we were trying to make sense of the world around us and our place in it.

25 – Although most people would agree that there is no scientific evidence behind them, many continue to follow specific rituals out of tradition or habit.

Superstition #1 – If you wish on a star, your wish will come true.

Superstition #2 – Giving someone 13 gifts at once is unlucky.

Superstition #3 – A black cat crossing your path means bad luck

Superstition #4 – It’s bad luck to walk under a ladder.

Superstition #5 – Breaking a mirror brings 7 years of bad luck for the person who broke it.

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