m Alexander Crespo Paunero

m Koyelia Sirkar
m Maria Toner
m Oana Popescu
 Superstitions have their roots centuries ago, when
our ancestors tried to explain mysterious
circumstances, preserve traditions or share tacit
knowledge.

OO folklore; old wives' tale;

tradition; blind faith; blind worship
(English ʹ Chinese Dictionary)
 uomanian Chinese
To spend 88, 99 or 66 $
To feel itchy on the left hand (you will
uight eye blinking (you will
receive money soon)
receive money)
Lucky Throw coins into fountains
To spend money on Mondays or on 1st of
January
To wear a wallet with no money in it To avoid to spend 44 $

Unlucky To feel itchy on your right hand Left eye blinking (money loss)
 uomanian Chinese
Horses, especially white ones, are creatures of Dragon
magic and luck. Pig
The spider is considered the messenger of events Tiger
Lucky White cat is sign of luck Bat

Black cat is the symbol of evil and should be

Unlucky avoided Crow
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Yellow is associated to the sulfur of
the Hell by Christian tradition.
In the 13th century the Pope Innocent
III banned this colour from the
Catholic liturgy.

aolière (Jean Baptiste de Poquelin) died in the

scene wearing yellow clothes. Since then,
yellow is also the colour of bad luck for the
actors in western countries.
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the bad luck in Christian cultures.
In particular Friday the 13th is believed
to be the day of the bad luck in many
countries.

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Sneezing before starting
something important is a bad
omen.
So in India a twitching right
eye is definitely a good sign
while the left eye twitching is
considered inauspicious.
 
Sneezing can mean that
someone is talking about the
͞sneezer͟.
An old Chinese saying about
twitching eyelids - ·the
twitching of the left eyelid
indicates the coming of good
fortune; while the right one is
a warning about the coming
bad luck.·
In Christian cultures, sneezing
was believed to mean that the
soul of the person was trying to
get out of his body. For this
reason, in many countries it is
usual to say ͞Bless you͟ or, like in
Spain, ͞Jesus͟.
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A the time of Vidayi (leaving the Throwing rice confetti at the
house after marriage) the girl throws newlyweds will bring them prosperity
rice and other grains and her brothers all their life.
and everybody else in the house
catches it in some cloth it symbolises
the girl͛s wish that even after she
leaves the house, her family should
have sufficient and should remain
prosperous.
If it rains during the wedding, it means (Same)
prosperity and happiness for the
newlyweds.
 Newgrange 3200 BC

Paganism

Christianity

Irish Mythology

Learnt Observation

ºrish Superstitions

Book of Invasions 11th Century

 Christianity Taoism

lod Yang
Male
Fire

Holy Spirit

Son of
lod
Yin
Female
water
 Ireland China
11th Century Pre Tang Dynasty
(pre- 618)

Book of Invasions Tao Qian

Tír na nÓg Tao Hua Yuan

͞Land of the Youth͟ ͞Peach Blossom Spring͟

Leprechauns ʹ Luprachán: Peaches:

guarding treasure longevity & prosperity

Lughnasadh festival (Aug) Peach Blossom Festival (Spring)

ƒ Superstitions means to believe in spite of evidence or without
evidence; to believe that the world is governed by chance or caprice;
to disregard the true relation between cause and effect; to put
thought, intention and design back of nature; to believe in force
apart from substance, or in substance apart from force; to believe in
miracles, spells and charms, in dreams and prophecies; to believe in
the supernatural. Thousands of persons believe in lucky and unlucky
days, numbers, signs and jewels (ºngersoll, 2010).


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ƒ Oxford Dictionary
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