SUPERSTITION MEANING

A superstition is any belief or practice considered by non-

practitioners to be irrational or supernatural , attributed to
fate or magic perceived supernatural influence , or fear of
that which is unknown . It commonly applied to beliefs and
practices surrounding luck , amulets , astrology fortune telling
, spirits , and certain paranormal entities , particularly the
belief that future events can be foretold by specific
(apparently) unrelated prior events .

Also , the word superstition is often used to refer to a religion

not practiced by the majority of a given society regardless of
weather the prevailing religion contains alleged superstitions
or to all religions by the antireligious

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 A BRITISH SUPERSTITIONS

Breaking a mirror :

A superstition with an ancient history here! Some

peoplebelieve that breaking a mirror is meant to give you 7
years bad luck. This harks back to the Roman times , when
they believed that mirrors were a portal to the soul , and
breaking one would damage the soul , which couldn`t be
amended until life renewed itself , which was believed to be
every seven years.

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 A MOROCCAN SUPERSTITION

Opening an umbrella inside:

You may have noticed that it rains a lot in MOROCCO specially

in northat fall and winter ! So carrying an umbrella with you
at all times becomes a necessity. However , make sure to
never open your umbrella inside , as this is said that bad luck
with “rain down” on you; this superstition came from british
culture. This superstition has a lots of history to it , dating
back to ancient Egypt when peacock feathers and papyrus
was used to protect people from the sun . opening them when
indoors would be seen as an insult to the sun deity “ra” and
mean you would be cursed. Later , in vectorian era umbrellas
were constructed with steel spokes and opening one indoors
could cause injury or eye loss. Nowadays , we still think that
opening an umbrella inside is unlucky.

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 AN AMERICAN SUPERSTITION

Being afraid of number 13 :

The number thirteen is seen as an unlucky number by many .

it is said that this superstition originated in Christian beliefs
from the Bible .at the last supper , Judas , who betrayed Jesus
, is thought to have been the 13th guest to sit down . similary ,
Jesus crucifixion was on good Friday hence the origin of
Friday 13th being extremely unlucky!

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 A FRENCH SUPERSTITION

Candles :

Candles are involved in a few superstitions in France . firstly ,

if you light a prayer candle in a church always do it from a
match or a lighter and never from another candle . if you do ,
then your wishes and good will will be transferred to whoever
the first candle was lit for.
Secondly, when it comes to smoking , never light a cigarette
from a candle . an old wives tale says this will result in the
death of a sailor , or he will at least lose his job .

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 A GREEK SUPERSTITION

The Evil Eye (Mati) :

Probably the king of all Greek superstitions , the evil

eye ,called “mati” in Greek, is when evil influence comes upon
you , caused by someone else’s envy or jealousy.The other
person usually stares at you intensely with that feeling of envy
or jealousy or even maliciousness in general , and this
negative energy impacts you.
Effects might include anything from persistent headaches to a
feeling of nausea to accidents happening(often to ruin
something that may have been the trigger for the other
person`s envy ,like , for example ,spilling coffee on your new
blouse ). Some believe it can even case grave physical harm or
even death.

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Blue-eyed people are thought to be especially prone to giving
the evil eye , even if they are actually admiring and not
envying .
To ward off the evil eye , you wear a charm : usually , it`s in
the form of a flass pendant depicting a blue or cyan eye , also
called a NAZAR .
Another way is to spit at the person you wish to protect of
course not with saliva ! you will often hear a Greek admire
you and then add, while making three spitting sounds ,
“FTOU,ftou,ftou,so I don’t give you the evil eye)
If you get the evil eye despite your wards , there are ways to
throw it off : old yiayia`s wil each have their own little secret
prayer and ritual , depending on the region but a standard
way is to use a glass filled with common tap water, a splash of
oil or whole cloves which you light on fire. The ritual is called
“xemantiasma” (i.e.pulling out the evil eye)and it is either
taught from men to women and from women to men , or, if
you need to “steal” the words. That means to overhear the
whisper and parseout the prayer`s words yourself.
When has the “xemantiasma” worked? When both you and
the one doing it yawn , and a feeling of lightnrss ensues.

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SOME MOVIES AND SERIES ABOUT
SUPERSTITIONS

STRANGER THINGS

ANTLERS

SUPERSTITION

PIRATES OF CARIBBEAN

GROUNDHOG DAYS

CANDYMAN

PHANTOM THREAD

THE WITCH

THE HALLOW

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TITLES PAGES
SUPERSTITION MEANING P/1

A BRITISH SUPERSTITION P/2

A MOROCCAN P/3
SUPERSTITION

AN AMERICAN P/4
SUPERSTITION

A FRENCH SUPERSTITION P/5

A GREEK SUPER STITION P/6 AND P/7

SOME MOVIES AND SERIES ABOUT P/8

SUPERSTITIONS.

TABLE OF CONTENTS P/9

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