• According to the traditions and superstitions, pork does represent forging ahead but chickens mean you'll have "setbacks" because they can move backwards. (farmersalmanac.com)
  • Some wedding traditions and superstitions are so engrained in our culture that we don't even think to question them. (bridalguide.com)
  • As we bid farewell to the old and welcome the new, many of us indulge in age-old traditions and superstitions in the hopes of attracting good luck and fortune for the year ahead. (howstuffworks.com)
  • This month's Japan Times article is about the traditions and superstitions surrounding Setsubun or Risshun, the first day of spring, which is coming up on February 3rd. (justhungry.com)
  • In this comprehensive guide, we will delve into the intriguing world of New Year's superstitions , exploring their origins, meanings, and how you can incorporate them into your own celebrations. (howstuffworks.com)
  • One of the most well-known New Year's superstitions revolves around the significance of a midnight kiss. (howstuffworks.com)
  • Thus, many Japanese superstitions involve beliefs about animals and depictions of animals bringing about good or bad fortune. (wikipedia.org)
  • Kevin Foster of Harvard University and Hanna Kokko from the University of Helsinki, Finland, used mathematical modelling to show that whenever the cost of believing a superstition is less than the cost of missing a real life-or-death association, superstitious beliefs will be favoured by evolution ( Proceedings of the Royal Society B , vol 276, p 31 ). (newscientist.com)
  • Superstitions were one of the first elements of paranormal beliefs studied in the early 1900s. (bigthink.com)
  • Superstition and spiritual beliefs led people to put these items in secret places to ward off witches and evil spirits. (listverse.com)
  • Superstition has been analyzed in behavioral sciences through the use of several terms (e.g., superstition, superstitious behavior, superstitious rules, and superstitious beliefs). (bvsalud.org)
  • The dictionary gives entertaining and informative explanations of a wide range of subjects in folklore and includes articles on oral and performance genres such as cheese rolling, morris dancing, and rushbearing, superstitions such as crossing fingers and wishbones, beliefs like fairy rings and frog showers, and calendar customs from April Fool's Day to St. Valentine's Day. (lu.se)
  • Superstition didn't work for the Lightning in 2015, so they are ditching it in 2020. (tampabay.com)
  • With the growing popularity of mead among young consumers, Superstition Meadery is paving the way for the world's oldest beverage to become as commonplace as beer or cider. (trendhunter.com)
  • Lastly for my Friday the 13th nautical superstitions, never, and I mean never, step aboard a ship with your left foot first, and if you are going fishing, then bringing bananas aboard the boat is really, really bad luck. (latimes.com)
  • The stigma against Friday 13th likely comes from a merging of two different superstitions. (bigthink.com)
  • Trace the superstition back to myths of Narcissus, Echo, Hindu death spirits and the Slavic gypsy Fate goddess. (chipublib.org)
  • When COVID-19 vaccination was introduced in Ghana, Gershon Kwame Osei, a religious leader from Ave-Dakpa Community in the Akatsi North District of Ghana's Volta region was one of the influential voices against the vaccine due to myths and superstition. (who.int)
  • In southern Africa albinism is common, about 1 in 4000 people are affected, but it remains a poorly understood condition surrounded by myths and superstition. (bvsalud.org)
  • If the thought of being cursed with bad luck during your stay in Japan is unnerving, here are some well known Japanese superstitions and what you can do to prevent their jinxes from coming your way. (matadornetwork.com)
  • The Museum curators aren't entirely sure why people hide shoes inside buildings, but the leading theory is that it's a form of protection superstition, done to ward off forms of evil such as witches, bad luck, or the plague. (weirduniverse.net)
  • This paper argues that the interpretation of the results of studies on superstition depend on: a) the experimental arrangements that are used to study this subject, b) what each of these arrangements enable us to conclude about behavioral relations, and c) assumptions about the role that is attributed to verbal behavior during the construction of superstitions. (bvsalud.org)
  • Catch an eye-full of the volcanic Superstition Mountains just 45 minutes from Phoenix. (backpacker.com)
  • Why it's grand Sweet: the journey up and over the volcanic Superstition Mountains (which rise almost 3,000 feet above the Sonoran Desert). (backpacker.com)
  • Here, we explore the origins of five wedding superstitions and help you find ways to incorporate tradition into your special day along with a few fun, modern twists. (bridalguide.com)
  • Superstition refers to any belief or practice that is caused by supernatural causality , and which contradicts modern science. (wikipedia.org)
  • [7] [8] In 2013, Narendra Dabholkar , an anti-superstition specialist, who was also the founder of the Committee for the Eradication of Blind Faith, was fatally shot by two bikers for requesting the enactment of a law that prohibits black magic. (wikipedia.org)
  • Adjusting personal behaviour or business strategy seems an inadequate response for some people, leading to superstition playing a prominent role in the lives of Thai Buddhists. (bangkokpost.com)
  • Superstition and custom often weigh down people heavily, but one lady and her family has found relief through meeting Christ. (worldchallenge.org)
  • And as is the case with many other superstitions, a lot of people who believe in it have no idea how it started. (refinery29.com)
  • Pavan Kumar Valakeri, who is a social activist, told TOI he was keen to create awareness in people against superstitions. (indiatimes.com)
  • Due to the rich history of superstition, these laws often face a lot of opposition from the general public. (wikipedia.org)
  • You may find a better history of a superstition in a comprehensive encyclopedia of mythology or even religion. (chipublib.org)
  • Some Japanese superstitions are meant to teach lessons or serve as practical advice. (wikipedia.org)
  • The Japanese share superstitions with other Asian cultures, particularly the Chinese, with whom they share significant historical and cultural ties. (wikipedia.org)
  • A significant portion of Japanese superstition is related to language. (wikipedia.org)
  • Many Japanese superstitions come from old folk wisdom-night time is quiet time, and those who make noise will be targeted by the bad guys. (matadornetwork.com)
  • Superstition Mountain, a play about a desperate rush for gold by the three St Day boys, who head for the Arizona desert, was first staged a decade ago, and now this Cornish drama is back, and must be seen, lit by the moon and stars at the Minack. (minack.com)
  • Some superstitions that are common in Japan have been imported from other cultures. (wikipedia.org)
  • Many of the superstitions associated with the event bear the common theme that activities engaged in on that day set the pattern for the year to come. (snopes.com)
  • Only Indian superstitions will tell you that crow shit is actually good for you. (indiatimes.com)
  • This superstition is so pervasive that, even if you haven't intentionally physically crossed your fingers, you may have used the expression in conversation (probably when talking about something good you want to happen in the future). (refinery29.com)
  • Iran's Grand Ayatollah Nasser Makarem-Shirazi on Saturday joined Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in denying the Holocaust, saying it was nothing more than a "superstition" meant to manipulate the West and the United States. (ynetnews.com)
  • You can find more resources in my Sleuthing Slippery Superstitions, Symbols and Mythology booklist . (chipublib.org)
  • There's only one hope left, they must find the legendary Lost Dutchman's gold mine on Superstition Mountain. (minack.com)
  • This may sound like a benign suggestion, but one should find out the motive-science, faith or superstition-behind such thinking. (patheos.com)
  • Because this is a food site, and I'm thinking 87% of the time about what we eat, I started musing about the ways food and superstition intersect. (food52.com)
  • For the west, the origin of this superstition came from Egypt. (indiatimes.com)
  • Superstition #2: The bride must wear something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue (and a silver sixpence in her shoe). (bridalguide.com)
  • I love the idea of the neighbohood cats coming to feast on the anti-evil fish heads in the middle of the night, probably thumbing their paws at the silly superstitions of humans. (justhungry.com)
  • One of the funniest superstitions is that if you see a cross-eyed person on the way to the harbor, then your voyage is doomed. (latimes.com)
  • Superstition #3: The person who catches the bride's bouquet or garter when she tosses it over her head will be the next to get married. (bridalguide.com)
  • Boonying Kongarchapatara, chair of the marketing programme at the College of Management at Mahidol University, said a recent university study titled "Marketing in the Uncertain World" revealed that many Thais still rely on superstitions and trust influencers, interacting with online communities to alleviate their loneliness. (bangkokpost.com)