Superstitions
My dear fellow Steemians,
Have you ever wonder why every time you sneeze somebody will say 'Bless you'?
Well, If you ever wonder, then please continue reading. I read on google on some of the belief and Superstition in America. Here's the summary of what I have read.
SNEEZING
American believe that when someone sneeze, their souls will leave their bodies through their mouth. Evil spirit, will seize the opportunity to enter their bodies. Thus, American will say 'God bless you' whenever someone sneezes to pray for the person so that they will be protected by God and not be possessed by evil spirits. So, if someone sneezes, their teacher and classmates will stop what they're doing and say 'God bless you' to the person.
LADDERS
Americans avoid walking under a ladder that is against the wall because its creates a triangle, which makes people think of the Trinity (the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit) in the Bible. Americans believe that walking under the ladder means that one is denying the Trinity and this will bring them misfortune.
THE WISHBONE
American eat turkeys during Thanksgiving. There is a V-shaped bone between the neck and the breast of the turkey, which is known as the wishbone. If two people hold one of each end of the wishbone, pull it out and break it after making a wish, the one with the longer end will have his or her wish come true. You can find accessories made in imitation of the wishbone sold in market.
BROKEN MIRROR
Americans believe that breaking a mirror will bring seven years of bad luck. A broken mirror is a symbol of bad luck in both western and eastern countries because a mirror reflects a person's soul. So when the mirror is broken, the soul will be broken as well.
WHITE CAT
The are many superticious in the world that are related to cat. American believe that seeing cats at night mean something bad is about to happen: seeing a white cat in your dream is a symbol of good luck. If a white cat appears a your door, it means good luck will follow you.
BLACK FRIDAY
Black Friday or Friday the 13th occurs when the 13th day of the month falls on a Friday. It considered as an unlucky day in the western superstition because many unfortunate events have happenned on the Friday 13th in the History. Jesus was sentenced to death by crucifixion on Friday 13th as well.
Furthermore, 13 is regard as an unlucky number as many unfortunate events have been associated with number 13. For example, Jesus was having the last supper with his 12 disciples the night before he was crucified, making it 13 people at the table. Also, NASA's Apollo 13 spacecraft malfunctioned two days after it was launched. The mission's launch date written numerically was 4-11-70.When the digits are added up, 4+1+1+7+0, the total becomes 13!
Wow, interesting right. Please don't condemn me, I only post based on what I've read. If some of it are not true then my apology in advance.
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