Example: seeing a black cat cross your path is unlucky, or throwing salt over your sholder brings luck? Did someone just make this stuff up or is there a reason behind superstitions?
2006-07-24 07:13:03 · 6 answers · asked by cinfull 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
our ancestors were told by their ancestors......n that all was based on the logics which were based on the circumstances of those times. so the beliefs passed on n on...till date with a lot of seasonings...n seem to b a matter of non belief these days.
2006-07-25 07:37:30 · answer #1 · answered by zeba 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Superstitions come from the land of Superstitia and are of a rich cultural heritage.
2006-07-24 14:58:04 · answer #2 · answered by Jimmy H 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
see as an indian citizen i want to tell u that when peolpe started celebrating life they were very happy but after words they started ignoring it . so to keep the culture we made superstation as human beings always fear for their life ,so if a cat crosses the way we say its bad sign but the reason is we dont know how many germs she carried and even if a single virus enter we may fall sick so we say its superstations
(i read it somewhere and these ae not my views but it touched my heart and so i forwarded it to you
2006-07-24 16:02:31 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Superstitions are just something someone made up, they have no basis in fact.
2006-07-24 14:17:14 · answer #4 · answered by ijcoffin 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
probably alot of them started in the middle ages just because of the lack of knowledge about medicine and nature.
2006-07-24 14:17:07 · answer #5 · answered by shutterbug27 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Peoples misconception about fears & phobias!
People are afraid of what they don't know!!!
2006-07-24 14:22:55 · answer #6 · answered by redirishactress 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋