THE PARAGON SCHOOL & COLLEGE SYSTEM (PROJECT WORK

COUNTRY:TAIWAN

SUPERSITITIONS)

CITY:KAOHSIONG

Sponsered teacher:Margeret Chen

Working team:Mrs.Naima Abdulsamad & students
Country:Pakistan

COMMON SUPERSITIONS IN PAKISTAN

Black magic for treatment of diseases and resolving

domestic issues.
Blind faith on pir faqirs spells to cure fatal diseases
and improving life standard.
Walking over kids stops their growth.
Opening and closing of scissors causes family
problems.
Male ants in houses are considered as a sign of
abundant food.
Blinking of left eye shows something bad is going to
happen.
Dreaming buffaloes and horses is linked with bad
luck.

Itching on palm of left hand is indication of getting

money and on the palm of left hand indicates
expenditure.
Itching on the under surface of foot indicates the
certain person is going to travel.
Remembring someone & sudden arrival of the same
person is associated with long life.
Triming nails indoors or at night causes family
disputes.
Breakage of any utensil is a sign of the
postponement of back luck.

SUPERSITIONS OF COLORS
.Wearing black dress causes accidents .
2.Black dresses on weddings show sadness.
3.Black dresses for brides is strictly banned.
4.Black dresses on funerals are preffered as a sign of
sorrow.
5.yellow colored flower is specified to show hatred.
6.Red colored flowers especially roses are associated with
love & happiness.
7.Red colored lipstick for unmarried girls is considered
vulgar & source of attraction for strangers.
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white color is indication of peace.widows are also

bound to wear it to show their grief.
9.Bright colors on funerals is considered very bad.
10.using purple towel on first day of wedding makes its
end.
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SUPERSITIONS OF NUMBERS
Odd numbers are preferred to give alms i-e 3,5,7...
13th of each month is considered harmful to travel.
Some persons believe in their lucky numbers for
chosing anything life.
Tuesday is not considered good for washing clothes
and travelling even for any special celebration.

SUPERSITIONS OF ANIMALS
Cat :If black cat comes in anybodys way it causes failure
or unhapiness.
Horse:Keeping horse as pet makes a man poor.
Donkey:Donkeys sound shows that devil is around.
Owl:when owl sings its sign of bad luck.
Crow:singing of crow indicates guests are arriving.

Partridge:Black magic dont effects such people who

possess partridges.

SUPERSITIONS OF GETTING GOOD GRADES

Reciting versus of Holy Quran in odd numbers.

Flying lady bugs from palm of hands to ask fail or
pass.
Usage of lucky pens.

CONCLUSION
Generally illiterate community believe in such
supersitions and such people also practice them in their
lives.
Educated people do experimental & scientific
research of these supernatural concepts before finding
any final conclusion.