I grew up in a very superstitious household. My parents and aunts, although very religious, would become upset if someone inadvertantly passed the broom over thier feet. They did things like leaving food out for the "haints" and would prepare cabbage and black eyed peas and nail a leaf of cabbage above the door on new years day. All of this was to either to bring good luck or prevent bad luck. Do you believe any of these superstions? Do you not believe them per se but practice them anyway the way some of my relatives do? Their reasoning is "Just in case, it's true I don't want to tempt fate" Do you have other superstitions that you hold to? Why?
2007-10-14 01:41:29 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I used to believe something bad was always going to happen on Friday the 13th.
Also don't let a black cat cross in front of you while driving and get by. Poor Black Cats !!!
Once I read the Bible and did research on the scriptures I learned that we should not believe in superstitions.
2 Tim 3:16-17 All scripture is inspired of God, beneficial for teaching for reproving for setting things straight.
I have been set straight about these beliefs.
2007-10-14 06:36:29 · answer #1 · answered by Jason W 4 · 4⤊ 0⤋
I'm not superstitious, but like you, I too grew up in a home where EVERYBODY was! It was always so stupid to me, even as a child, the things that they did because of how they believed.
They hung horseshoes over the front and back doors to keep the "ghosts" out, they prepared the black eyed peas as your family did, for the New Year, in hopes of bringing "good luck"
If a black cat crossed in front of my mama as she was walking, she would turn around and walk backwards and spit for the next three blocks....sad isn't it?
Break a mirror, 7 yrs of "bad luck" Sweep a broom across your feet.."jail time" Waste salt on the floor "bad luck" Throw salt over your shoulder "good luck" go figure!
A howling dog meant "impending death" Being born on the 13th of any month meant you were destined for "bad luck"
It was sad, sad indeed! I hated how ignorant my parents and grandparents and other relatives were. I vowed I'd never be as ignorant. One thing I know for sure is: that superstition is steeped in ignorance.....ignorant people, or those who are unlearned fall prey to foolishness.
I thank God for the truth that sets one free. John 8:32
2007-10-15 13:58:39 · answer #2 · answered by sugarbee 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Part of my ancestry is Irish so there are a few superstitions that get passed along in my family but I am not in the least bit superstitious. I walk under ladders at work all the time and don't think twice about it.
2007-10-14 08:47:13 · answer #3 · answered by genaddt 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
"Haints" rotflol!!! I haven't heard that word in years :) I'm not superstitious though I was always told to say "bless you" or "gesundheit" when someone sneezes so they wouldn't lose their soul; black eyed peas & cabbage w/a penny cooked in it for new years day; and my fav... don't tickle a baby because it will make them stutter or turn one upside down because it would flip it's liver. I don't believe in any, but I still chuckle at the thought.
2007-10-14 21:49:36 · answer #4 · answered by Meemaw's Pride & Joy 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
No I'm not. Allowing superstition to affect your decisions and daily routine is allowing yourself to be dominated by something you do not really understand. The real source of superstitious beliefs is Satan the devil. As Christians, we have been set free from enslavement to superstitious beliefs. (John 8:32)
2007-10-15 20:10:57 · answer #5 · answered by babydoll 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Not in any way, shape or form!
My grdmother was Irish & Native Am.,
and she had a superstitious saying for practically Everything!
I hear that it is the Irish that r super @ being-superstitious.
Regardless, it fits my grdmother.
I am a Christian Witness,
and I Now, Know the truth, of all things.
I have no fear of ungodly things.
I fear only displeasing Jehovah.
For He is my Loving God.
Only He can rescue me.
Only He has rescued me.
2007-10-14 09:55:51 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 7⤊ 0⤋
For some superstitions i beleive that just in case, not tempting fate thing like walking under ladders or breaking a mirror but i don't go as far as passing on th stairs or splitting lamposts. :) lol lol xxx
2007-10-14 08:46:39 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The only superstition I still believe although it is hardly true is
"Get an education and you'll get a good job"
2007-10-14 08:45:22 · answer #8 · answered by NONAME 4 · 6⤊ 1⤋
My husbands watch car races and one driver was caught saying: "I don't believe in superstitions... it's bad luck." rofl!!
I believe in Jehovah God and his word the Bible... superstitions have no power over me.
2007-10-14 22:10:11 · answer #9 · answered by Xyleisha 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Only to a very small degree
2007-10-14 09:02:26 · answer #10 · answered by Imagine No Religion 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋