THE SUPERTITIOUS BELIEF OF GAS 11-B OF

GENESIS COLLEGES, INC.

S/Y 2023-2024
INTRODUCTION

In society, superstitions are an old part of culture that

reflects people’s beliefs and traditions. These may
have originated from ancient times and continue to
the present, giving color and unique expression to the
meaning of fate. Despite modernization, superstitions
have remained an influence on the behavior and
decisions of many, describing meaning in certainty
and finding answer to life’s mysteries.
STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM

Most superstitions come from culture tradition and influences of the

past. This requires a thorough analysis to understand their origin
and impact on society.

1. What are the profiles of students in GAS 11-B based on:

a. Age
b. Gender
c. Belief
2. What is the superstition of GAS 11-B?
3. What is the importance of believing in GAS 11-B superstitions?
SCOPE AND DELIMITATION
The focus of this research is to identify the GAS 11-B
superstitions of Genesis College Inc.

The respondents of this study are the GAS 11-B studies

of Genesis College Inc, Pili branch and the number of
students in GAS 11-B is 42 students it consists of 21
boys and 21 Girls.
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
Student. The study of superstition is good for students so that they know it and to
teach the next generation so that we can further expand the knowledge of
superstitions.

Researcher. What they find out in gathering their own information regarding their
research can be shared with others so that they have other ideas.

Teacher. Teachers have been the guide of the students to develop the knowledge of
the students starting from writing, reading and counting, they are the reason for the
development of the students’ mind.

Community. The community is the environment the students are in. this group of
people lives in the same region and they share some customs, beliefs, values and
traditions.
DEFINITION OF TERMS
This makes it more meaningful for the readers to understand. The following terms are
given the meanings used in the research.

Superstitions. These are the beliefs or practices that come from the tradition or culture
of a society. It is often related to luck or bad luck or different aspects to life.
Superstitions can lead to rituals or activities are attached to people’s beliefs that will
bring good fortune or remove bad events.

Belief. It is a person’s agreement or acceptance of the importance or truth of an idea,

concept or perspective. It can be a personal belief or general faith in a religion. Belief
comes from experience, education, culture and others.
REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
Which is literature and learning related studies Argana (2012) values superstitions.
In the Philippines, many superstitions have been practice here. This is something
that is completely irrational. This creates the belief that misfortune will always
happen to me, it will not to follow.

According to Verano (2012) there are so many superstitions that have no rational
basis. It is possible that people blamed bad luck and their misfortune on actions
they took that were said to be forbidden in superstitions Siogo (2010) found out in
his study that Filipino beliefs and superstitions are growing in number different
regions and provinces in the country. These beliefs came from various saying and
superstitions of our ancestors that aim to avoid the risk of happening or to make a
person refrain from doing something particular. These beliefs are part of gaming
culture, for those who get their customs, traditions and culture dictate to explain
certain phenomena or to put the a fear of man.
 According to Jovina (2013) the ancient Filipinos are like people in other
countries who also believe in superstitions that we usually guide them in
their daily lives. The kampangans are surrounded by many superstitions or
beliefs of the elderly about things that have nothing to do with what we see
or do. A good example is ‘it is forbidden to take a bath on Good Friday and
because it is something that they crave, they still follow it, ‘mostly because
they say ‘we have nothing to lose if we follow this.’ Almost every occasion
has a superstitions that must be followed in order to be lucky and away from
harm, mostly from the elders in the town of San Isidro. According to Lorenzo
(2005), it is believed that the superstitions served as the shield of the
ancestors to fight against the forces of nature in any bad event in their daily
life.
RESEARCH DESIGN
This study uses a detailed outline of how the investigation
will be conducted. The superstition was formed in ancient
times and there was no law of its own that was implemented
so the superstitions was formed, which we got used to and
passed on to the next generations so the superstition that we
follow was formed, we know that the superstition was formed
because of our ancestors but not we know why they did it.
RESPONDENT

The selected respondents in this research are forty-two

(42) students at Genesis College Inc. who took the
General Academic Strand. Among the respondents
obtained for the research, it has to do with the
respectable superstitions of the Filipinos, so among the
selected respondents in this research.
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