Group members:

Maria Zaman• Urooj Riaz

Topic

Superstitions

What is superstition?

• The word superstition means?

• What is superstition?

Sources of superstition:-Thousands of people believe in superstitions although a lot of

people think of them as nonsense and not based on reason we know that the source of superstition is ignorance.

• Do you know anyone who does not have a superstition?

The Root of superstition.Superstition does not casually exist but from a basic origin there are two roots.

From an Implicative Mind: Typically, people easily become superstitious when their desires are beyond their abilities.

From a Fearful Mind: Fear is the origin of all types of superstitions. All kind of fear is the root of superstitions.

Types of superstition

superstition

Good luck superstition Bad luck superstition

GOOD LUCK SUPERSTITION

Crossing two fingers for Good Luck

Crying of a Crow on the top of the house means a guest will come

Throw Rice

• Throw rice on a new bride and groom they will have so many children.

Salty Water

• If a girl drinks salty water then goes to sleep she will see her future husband in her dream.

White Cat

• If you dream about a white cat you will have good luck.

Blow out Candles

• Blow out all candles on the birthday cake in one blow, you will get whatever you want.

BAD LUCK SUPERSTITION

B

Black Cat Crosses your path

Number 13 is unlucky

• It brings bad luck to have 13 guests at the table.

• Hanging lemons and chilies to avoid bad omens.

Walking under Ladder means bad luck

Dog howls

• If a Dog howls continuously at night, this means death.

Black is the color of fears

Broken Mirror

Sneezing

• Sneezing on the occasion of happiness considers a bad omen.

• Sneezing is the sign of somebody remembering you.

• Counting Crows:One’s badTwo’s luckThree’s healthFour’s wealthFive’s sicknessSix’s death

Rhyming lines about superstitions.

• Birth:-Monday’s child is fair of faceTuesday’s child is full of graceWednesday’s child is full of woeThursday’s child has far to goFriday’s child is loving and givingSaturday’s child works hard for livingBut the child that is born on the Sunday is fair and wise,

good and gay.

Rhyming Lines about Superstitions

• BlueTo protect yourself from witches, wear a

blue bead.

Touch blue

and your wish

will come true

Common superstitions among Pakistan and India

• In butt families if you prickle or make a hole in your nose your nose fall off.

• Blinking of left eye is a bad omen.

Building a new House

• On building a new house an ugly posnet is kept on to keep away from bad omens.

• On the departure of barat don’t sweep.• Should not sweep in the evening time.

• Clothes should not wash on Friday.• Never travel on Tuesday.• On the commencement of journey one should not

wash clothes rather cook green vegetables.

Light color of Hina

Light color of hina is the sign of your mother- in law being not so good.

Superstitions in India

Superstitions that become our tradition

Superstitions across different developed countries:-

We considered that only underdeveloped countries believes on superstitions but even developed countries where literacy rate is very high also believes on superstitions.

English men refuse to pronounce the word egg on the sea, as it is regarded as a bad omen.

In China if you bight your tongue this means that your Grand mother plans to bake a cake for you.

• Turkish believe that “If you’re chewing gum at night in Turkey, you are actually chewing the flesh of the blood”.