question about SUPERSTITION?

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question about SUPERSTITION?

where the superstition of stepping on a crack as an ill omen was created?

2007-09-22 04:00:26 · 3 answers · asked by Dina 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore

where and why plz thanks

2007-09-22 04:01:14 · update #1

3 answers

Below is a link to one source of this superstition.

2007-09-22 04:17:12 · answer #1 · answered by Tellin' U Da Truth! 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

I can only date it by its early use and wording.

Steppe thee on a cracke, and end on the racke. Would place it in the 15th or 16th century. over the years it has evolved into Step on a crack, break your back. (or "your mother's back.")

2007-09-22 05:52:02 · answer #2 · answered by Terry 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

As a kid, I remember the saying, "Step on a crack, break you mother's back", but I have no idea how it started.

2007-09-22 04:08:25 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋