are you superstitious?
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This is a teachers presentation about well known superstitions like walking under ladders and black cats etc.TRANSCRIPT
Are you superstitious?
What are superstitious?
• A belief or way of behaving that is based on fear of the unknown and faith in magic or luck
• A belief that certain events or things will bring good or bad luck
• Are they lucky?• Why or why not?• Do you like Black cats?
Black cats
• If a black cat walks towards you, it brings good fortune
• If it walks away from you, it takes the good luck with it.
Good or bad luck!
White butterflies
• Are they lucky?• Why or why
not?• Do you like
Butterflies?
Good luck
• If the first butterfly you see in the year is white, you will have good luck all year
Horseshoes
• Are they lucky?• Why or why not?• Do you like Horseshoes?
Good or bad luck!
• This holds the good luck. Especially over doors.
• Now the good luck falls out!
Is this lucky?Why or why not?Do you like walking under ladders?
Walking under
ladders
Walking under a ladder.
Bad luck
Are they lucky?Why or why not?Do you like white rabbits?
White rabbits
Saying “white rabbits, white rabbits, white rabbits”.
Good luck
Breaking mirrors
Is this lucky?Why or why not?Do you like broken mirrors?
Bad luck
Seven years of bad luck to break a mirror.
Autumn leaves
• Are they lucky?• Why or why not?• Do you like Autumn
leaves?
Good luck
Catch falling leaves in Autumn and you're have good luck.
Every leaf means a lucky month next year.
Opening umbrellas
• Is this lucky?• Why or why
not?• Do you like
opening umbrellas inside your home?
Bad luck
Opening an umbrella indoors.
Magpies
Are magpies lucky?Why or why not?Do you like magpies?
Bad luck
If you see only one magpie.
• Is this lucky?• Why or why not?• Do you finding a clover
with four leaves?
Finding a clover with four leaves
Finding a clover with four leaves?
Good luck
White heather
• Is this lucky?• Why or why not?• Do you like white
heather?
Good luck
• White heather
13 and Friday 13th
• Are these lucky?• Why or why not?• Do you like 13 and
Friday 13th?
Bad luck
• The number 13.
• Friday the 13th is very unlucky.
New shoes on a table
• Is this lucky?• Why or why not?• Do you like new
shoes on a table?
Bad luck
New shoes on a table.
Spilling salt
• Is this lucky?• Why or why not?• Do you like spilling
salt?
Bad Luck
Spilling salt
Wish on a wishbone
• Is this lucky?• Why or why not?• Do you like wishing on a
wishbone?
Who gets the bigger half?
This requires two peopleFind the wishbone in a turkeyBoth of you make a wish, close your eyes and pull the wishbone. The winner is the person with the biggest half.
Touching wood
• Is this lucky?• Why or why not?• Do you like touching
wood?
Good luck
Touching wood
Cross your fingers
• Is this lucky?• Why or why not?• Do you like crossing your
fingers?
Good luck
Crossing your fingers
… luck comes in threes
• Is this lucky?• Why or why not?• Do you like when three good or
bad things happen in a row? 3
Bad luck comes in threes
• Some people say that 3 bad things happen in a row… 3
Walking on cracks
• Is this lucky?• Why or why not?• Do you like
walking on cracks?
Bad luck
Walking on cracks