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Superstitions about China Earthquake Worry Some
2008-05-17 19:34:00 While the vast majority of people in her generation abandoned religion long ago, there is another ?strange coincidence? which leaves many of my friends and students uneasy. The earthquake occurred on May 12th, or 5.12. My friends show me how if one adds each individual number together (5 + 1 +2), the sum is 8. ...
By: 1913 Intel
Superstitions? Do You Follow Any Of These??
2008-04-17 09:07:00 If salt was borrowed from anyone, you paid it back with sugar or bad luck would come to you. If you broke a mirror you would have seven years of bad luck A baby was never allowed to look ...
By: Los Cuatro Ojos
Superstitions Of Indonesia
2008-04-02 00:00:00 Superstitions to be found in Indonesia. Unusual beliefs that may have a scientific basis or . . . In this article we present a collection of local ?superstitions? in Indonesia regarding everyday life and the meanings of the omens of Nature. Avoid sweeping the house at night as this ...
By: Mazzel Is Me
March 13 - Silly Superstitions, Angry Horses & Groovy Boy Band Hits #1. Get
2008-03-13 05:00:00 March 13th - What’s all this hype with the number 13? Why do so many people get creeped out by this number? I only found out a year or so ago that there’s no 13th floor in hotels or apartment buildings. Now, isn’t that taking it a little far? They’ve deleted a whole floor! But ...
By: Fabu Daily
The 10 Most Bizarre Athlete Superstitions
2008-03-07 21:11:00 Jumping over the baselines when taking the field in baseball? Pretty standard. Wearing the same cup from high school on through your pro career like 1 Vote(s)
By: JeQQ it
Atheism Freed Me from All Life's Superstitions
2008-02-15 10:38:00 By xraymanMost of my life I have been very superstitious. Just the thought of an upcoming Friday the 13th made me very anxious. Anything with the number 13 made me very nervous. I would avoid black cats, walking under ladders, and of course a broken mirror caused me great distress. I had lucky numbers and unlucky numbers. The same was true for colors. Along with all my superstitions I also suffered from extreme obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) which is superstition gone mad. OCD is manifested by many ridiculous rituals. I used to tap each door knob I walked by seven times and if I didn’t feel I did it right I had to do it again. My shoes had to be placed a certain way, my shirts had to hang in the same direction. I had to rinse my hair a certain way or I would have to do it again. With the obsessive compulsive disorder I became a prisoner to my rituals. They controlled my life. With OCD one gets this irrational belief it they don’t perform their daily rituals so...
By: ExChristian.net
The Danger of Viral Superstitions
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By: Aidan Maconachy
Wedding Superstitions To Make You Smile
2008-02-07 06:10:00 Getting married is not all hustle and bustle. It can also be fun and mind-boggling especially when you are faced with wedding superstitions that can make you sit down, ponder and laugh. But that reaction is common only for women in the western world. Women in other parts of the globe really do take these superstitions ...
By: Arizona Music
Kitchen Omens and Superstitions
2008-02-02 21:19:00 KITCHEN OMENS AND SUPERSTITIONS The reading of omens is an art and practice dating back to antiquity. Omens reveal many things and are all around us, if we permit ourselves to be aware of them. They... Terra's Dawn ~A New Rising Dawn~
By: Terrah's Dawn
15 Strange New Year Superstitions
2007-12-30 14:34:00 All people celebrate New Year with happiness and joy by exchanging gifts and greeting with their friends, but some strange superstitions are followed by many people around the world. Here is a list of such strange superstitions followed … Original post by unknown
By: Play Video Games
Gemstones, Superstitions and Mystical Power
2007-12-07 00:00:00 Since the beginning of recorded history, precious stones and gems have been held in great regard. Ancient peoples have been putting jewels on monuments, jewelry, caskets, and many other places. Today, as in ancient times, people have been putting more than just monetary value on gemstones. The magi, the wise men, the seers, and the astrologers ...
Chinese pregnancy superstitions and taboos
2007-11-29 18:07:00 Label me superstitious but when it comes to pregnancy, I found myself being extra wary of supertitions and taboos even after baby Clarisse was born. Lots of people say I’m old fashioned, that these old-wives tales are bogus and cause you unnecessary worries. So why bother! I hate to say this but speaking from personal experience, ...
By: Momma's Diary
Wedding superstitions
2007-09-28 05:23:00 Superstition, as of today's understanding, is thought to derive from the Latin words "super" (over, beyond) and "sto, stare" (to stand). Therefore, superstion means one who overly stands, or not being progressive. However, as all of the "new" religious beliefs were being spread from big city to big city, all the people who were in the country didn't receive the word, so they kept doing what they had been doing for a long time. Their beliefs were eccentric when they moved into big cities. They were "superstitious" because they weren't doing what was new. Evenutally the English word "superstition" came to imply a religion-like belief that stands outside the bounds of clerical religion.In modern English, the term "superstition" is also used to refer to folkloric belief systems, often with the intention of deriding another culture's concept of the spiritual world.Many superstitions arose before and during the time of the Black Plague that swept over Europe. During the time of the Bl...
Wedding Customs and Superstitions
2007-09-06 13:23:00 Getting married isn’t that easy. Of course I haven’t been in that stage yet hehehe but I’ve heard how wearying the preparations are. From filing of marriage documents, organizing the wedding ceremony settings and reception and etc would surely drain your energy and your budget. Would you believe marrying couple are particularly susceptible to bad luck and evil spirits? I myself would not believe such superstitions but anyway nothing will lose if you follow those. It is being said that it is better to err on the side of caution than to risk the slightest mishap on that special day. In the Philippines Filipinos still adhere to numerous widely-held folk beliefs that have no scientific or logical basis but maybe backed-up by some past experiences yet can be dismissed as mere coincidence. I wonder if my officemates Ann and Jeedo who are going to get wed on September 9 also practice some of the wedding superstitions. If I miss anything on the list of superstitions bel...
By: NEVER MIND THIS
Sports Fan Traditions and Superstitions
2007-08-25 19:17:00 [1] I read recently that animal lovers nationwide have been sending old Michael Vick jerseys to the Atlanta ASPCA and other organizations with instructions that the jerseys are to be used as rags or shredded for cage lining. First of all, that's awesome. I wrote a month ago that if I had a Vick
By: A Wikia Wiki
Thai Superstitions about Food and Eating
2007-08-25 17:14:00 Every country has their own Old Wive's Tales. A list of things you shouldn't do. Thailand is no exception. Some of these seem crazy on the surface but most have hidden good reasons. You will still hear some of these being said today in some Thai families. Don't eat a double banana because if you are a woman you will give birth to twins. Don't eat before your elders because in your next life you will be born as a dog. Don't eat food without rice because you will get rickets. Don't eat salt under a tree because it will make the tree die. Don't eat other people's food without permission because it will make your throat swollen. Don't eat the leftovers from your child because it will make the kid naughty. Don't eat before a monk because you will become a bad ghost. Don't eat corn when you have the flu because it will give you a higher fever. Don't eat all of the rice during your evening meal because you should leave some for the elves. Don't eat cold rice with hot rice beca...
Stay in Bed Superstitions
2007-07-13 17:23:00 Today is Friday the 13th and most of us know that Fridays falling on this date are usually associated with bad luck. People call this belief as paraskevidekatriaphobia, a morbid and irrational belief of Friday the 13th. It is indeed something superstitious and believing in it will be left under the hands of people. Some may ...
Italian Superstitions & Rapping Nuns
2007-07-13 09:15:00 In honor of Friday the 13th, today I’m blogging about Italian superstitions. Angelo has said many times that while Italians are generally superstitious, Neapolitans are the worst. It even came up on a game show we saw, in which the host teased a contestant for being superstitious and the contestant responded, “What do you ...
By: mental mosaic
Superstitions in Muay Thai kickboxing
2007-06-13 14:47:00 So far I did not know much about the customs and superstitions that they have in Muay Thai kickboxing. But other day I came to know about some from www.muaythai.cc. Some very interesting superstitions they have. And you know? They are considered to be the quintessential part of Thai kickboxing. For example tattoo inscription is a ...
Oldsuperstitions.com - Want Some Good Fortune?
2007-05-14 22:42:00 I found a website claims to be the biggest superstitions list on the Web...
By: Review Boss
Superstitions Die Hard
2007-05-09 13:12:00 Myth is just a term used to distance the religious beliefs of modern day from the superstitions people no longer believe in. The Ancient Greeks believed in their gods just as fervently and devoutly as any religious person does today, but the gods of antiquity have been cast out into the realm of mythology. In the realm of mythology, religious beliefs are de-legitimized as the superstitious
By: Anonymously
Some Appalachian superstitions
2007-03-28 14:29:00 Easter?s around the corner. If you keep chickens, be sure to color those biddies' eggs; otherwise they won?t hatch! Ever heard that before? Appalachia?s full of such superstitions. Here?re a few:Weather:Aching joints indicate rain.When a bobwhite calls, it?s praying for rain.Thick, tight shucks on corn indicate bad weather.Killing a black snake and hanging it on a fence with its belly turned to the sun will bring rain before the next sunset.If it rains on Monday, it will rain 3 days that week.An owl hooting high on the mountain signals fair weather; the owl hooting in the lower lands signals foul weather.There will be as many snows in a winter as there are fogs in October.Marriage:If a girl sleeps in a strange bed and names each bedpost a boy?s name, the post she looks to first upon waking will name the boy she?ll marry.A girl won?t get married if anyone sweeps under her feet.Dreams:A dream about the dead means you?ll get a letter.If you sleep in a strange bed, whatever you dr...
Are Superstitions Based In History?
1969-12-31 19:00:00 Although superstitions are passed down from generation to generation, I started a new one. I told my family that bay leaves are lucky. As soon as I said that, my sons stopped complaining about finding one in their soup. Knocking on wood is meant to be good luck because benevolent spirits were thought to live ...
Are Superstitions Based In History?
0000-00-00 00:00:00 Although some superstitions are hundreds of years old, most of us don't think we're superstitious. We just don't want to risk offending evil spirits.
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