Superstitions
Beliefs and practices resulting from the human need to find causation in the everyday happenings of life. This is where we will try to unravel some of the unusual and esoteric things people ask us about.
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- Think of 5 or 6 names of boys or girls you might marry. As you twist the stem of an apple say the names until the stem comes...
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- If a bee enters your home, it is a sign that you will soon have a visitor. If you kill the bee you will either have bad luck or...
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Some people believe in ghosts and paranormal activity, others don't. Here are some opinions from Answers.com contributors: No...
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The comments probably aren't real....anyone can submit a comment and the people who run the site are the ones that submit the...
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Real wishes is a website where you can submit any wish with the click of your mouse. Is your wish guaranteed to come true? No....
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You can try the link below, or just flush your money directly down the toilet, saving on shipping and handling.
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There is the supersition that says it is bad luck to have a black cat cross your path. Of course this would make sense ...if it...
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AnswerWell, I think that if people believe in superstitions then they will happen to you , but really if you have nothing to do...
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An itchy nose means your going to have a quarrel with someone.Seeing an ambulance is very unlucky unless you pinch your nose or...
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You can't just become lucky, the luck has to find its way to you. Well luck is good things happening to you and I have heard...
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Evil spirits can't harm you when you are standing inside a circle - Also, the number 0 is seen as the number of infinity, as it...
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In my country there is a superstition - common among children - according to which you will stop growing if anyone jumps or steps...
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The wheel was a concept applied to the working of fate.The wheel of fortune (Rota Fortunae) was spun by the goddess Fortuna...
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noJust A Bit More Information.666 is reportedly the "number of the beast" significant to Christians and pertaining to the devil....
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The "Dark Ages" or "Middle Ages" are not unique for their superstitions and mythology. There has yet to be a race of human beings...
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Some superstitions Bad luck to open an umbrella inside, bad luck when a black cat crosses your path, bad luck to walk under an...
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- Wear a blue bead to protect yourself from witches. Touch blue And your wish Will come true.
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- If your cheeks suddenly feel like they are on fire, someone is talking about you
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Magic Eight Balls are not accurate. A ball cannot determine what the future withholds. If you doubt my opinion, test the Magic...
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It means that you have a tendency to enjoy the company of things once passed, dead animals for example.
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i think you throw salt over your right shoulder or if that doesnt work buy a new mirror! ha ha!
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natural occurrences were a result of actions of the gods. The black cat crossing one's path denotes bad luck.
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If you get goosebumps or a chill up your back, it means that someone is walking over your grave. how can this be if yur not even...
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Perhaps you mean Illuminati? It is a secret society that is purported to run the world in the top levels of governments.
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Well, they usually start from a young age. Like you can have a lucky charm braclet that you got given to from someone special in...
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lol everything this Illuminati represents is evil.. why would you want to be a part of that?
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Yes some cultures do have unlucky numbers. French is 9 America,England,Australia and some more is 13 Russia is 6 German is 4 ...
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The Blarney Stone is a stone set in the wall of the Blarney Castle tower in the Irish village of Blarney. Kissing the Blarney...
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- It is very lucky to meet a chimney sweep by chance. If you make a wish when you see one it will come true. - It is lucky to...
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It's just a superstition. It doesn't mean anything. (See the related links section for origins of this legend, as well as ways...
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Some superstitions in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn could be when Huck kills the spider, tries to through salt over his...
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They'll come to you if you really need them.
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Traditional beliefs are those beliefs that govern ethics and morality within any long standing religion or belief system.
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Rainbows are considered extremely lucky because there is gold at the end. A double rainbow is considered double lucky because...
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A cross, horizontal line longer than vertical, with an arrow point on each end. Upper left should have a crescent moon and a...
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if your left eye is winking, something good is gonna happen to you and if right eye, something really bad is gonna happen to...
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- Spit on a new baseball bat before using it the first time to make it lucky
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enturies ago, people believed that a person's image in a mirror was actually a reflection of the person's soul (much like the...
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The Romany see ladybugs as good omens, if one lands on you it will bring you good fortune. If one crosses your path As a tattoo...
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these are some of the answers but it is easy enough to find more if you just google search it.ยท Saying 'God bless you' following...
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Though the superstitions are not having scientific proof, people believe it because of religious back ground.
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Black Friday has several meanings 1) the Friday after the American Thanksgiving, which is one of the busiest shopping days in...
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It is rumored that some types of handkerchiefs can aid in falling asleep if they are put underneath your pillow. This may have...
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They believe that wishing 'good luck' before a production will cause it to go wrong, so they say 'break a leg' instead with the...
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It is a religious thing.. during the last super, that evil guy showed up last and 13th
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Superstition (Latin superstes, "standing over", "set above") is a belief or notion, not based on reason or knowledge. The word is...
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- A bird in the house is a sign of a death - If a robin flies into a room through a window then death will shortly follow If...
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Well it all started when people could no longer explain some things that were happening. They were beginning to become scared and...
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Superstition developed over the years due to a string of events. This means there is no one person who created it.
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Turtle is considered by some Native Americans to be one of their the oldest, most sacred symbols. They believed that North...
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Dracula a character thought up by writer Bram Stoker in his 1897 novel of the same name.
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Bo3bo3 is coming to get you!!!
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Some of the superstitions about eclipses include: them being the omen of death of some high-ranking person; the harbinger of some...
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An itching right foot means a journey to familiar place. An itching left foot means a journey to strange place.
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yes they are but they are also the witch's dearest helper! They help get stuff for the potion! but the black cat is not only pet...
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Do not sweep during night time. When you sweep the dust out of your house your luck will go out. Do not play during night time...
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IT means that you will travel to a new Place. Somewhere you have never been.
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I believe that is a superstition.
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Power; cunning; strength; courage; familyWolf is a symbol for companion and guardian. In a positive light they are a symbol of...
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- Make the sign of a cross on a new loaf of bread before slicing it. - Never turn a loaf of bread upside down after a slice has...
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Try this link. http://www.coolquiz.com/trivia/explain/docs/superstition.asp im not logged in right now so i would save this one...
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No it is not. Some things just fall.
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Many people believe this but, like all superstitions, the answer is no.
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AnswerAristotle did a lot of philosophizing. His main beliefs were that : 1. That an idea has no power to produce the...
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Superstition is a belief not based on reason. It is sometimes attributed to luck or fate. Some superstitions are: Break a...
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Superstitious belief, by definition, have no scientific basis. Science requires that ideas are tested in a way that is repeatable...
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There will likely be a scream and the lizard will get shaken off
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It is considered to be bad luck in the Hawaiian culture because the sailors there would always take bananas with them on the...
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The gesture of crossing one's fingers for good luck is older than one might think: in some pre-Christian European cultures, two...
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The illuminati were secret societies of people that practiced mysticism and philosophy in the 16th and 17th century. The...
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yes
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Nope because it was not Tuesday the 13th I would say - only for the poor bat!
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no he is not real but beware under your bed he could pop out any minute or any second
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1.Never sweep the floor at night or you'll sweep sorrow into your life. 2. Chase away any owls outside your window; they are a...
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- Three butterflies together is a sign of good luck. - If the first butterfly you see in a year is white, you will have good...
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It would be unfair to call a religious belief as superstitious because, although for some it may appear superstitious for others...
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is it luck to find a spider web on Christmas
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Scratch it if you must. If it keeps happening, put some lotion on it because it could be dry skin. If it keeps going on, then you...
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When your left eye twitches it means something bad is going to happen. When your right eye twitches it means something good is...
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I've heard it means that someone close to you is going to die.a robin is e mediate death others just mean death but remember...
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Three things that some superstitious people believe have some effect on their luck are... walking under a ladder, opening an...
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After Tecumeh's death, Tenskwatawa allegedly predicted that if Harrison was elected president he would die in office, and so...
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Angels are things you either believe in or you don't, like a god. So I doubt if the angel of death is real, but you might believe...
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Wolf is a symbol for companion and guardian. In a positive light they are a symbol of loyal, faithful, honesty and willing to...
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You can use magic however I wouldn't call anyone who has learned how to use magic a "wizard" and there is no ritual to become...
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If the bottom lip twitches it means you will get a kiss. If your top lip twitches you will give a kiss.
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The falling of a picture of someone who is dearly departed can have several meanings (aside from coincidental falling). One of...
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