Superstitions have an irrational relationship with the multitude from every corner of the world. In India, the populace also believes in bizarre superstitions. You also have harkened these superstitious sentences in your regular life like; ‘Raat me Nakhun naa kaato’, ‘chappal ulti na rakho, ‘itchy palms mean money is coming’, ‘itchy legs means you are about to go somewhere’, ‘black cat symbolizes as bad luck’, ‘saanp ko maar ke sar kuchal dena chahiye, otherwise, it will memorize your face or take revenge in its next life’ and more in the row. Out of which a few have connected with the old culture and some with religious traditions. As; ‘After killing serpent trample it under foot so that its poison could not harm you’. However, the remaining superstitions have a relation with offbeat coincidences. These superstitions have different beliefs in different parts of the world. The entire world employs superstitions including India. As western cultures have these superstitions knocking on trees brings good luck, or spilling salt is regarded as bad luck. Furthermore, the Romans or Chinese are afraid of the number 17 or 14, respectively, as it signifies ‘Death’.

As a general rule, International buildings avoid these numerals owing to the fear of these numbers. Westerners celebrate the Halloween festival for warding off ghosts. In front of the house, they keep Pumpkins to fend off the ghosts. Regardless, the Irish use turnips on Halloween.

Whereas, a few superstitions are rational on the account of the culture of the particular place. In India, our primogenitor says, “Dahi cheeni kha ke ghar nikalna shubh hota hai” which is probably scientific since, it protects us from heat waves in summer. Likewise, we all heard that ‘Raat me nakhoon nahi katana chahiye’. It was meaningful for the archaic time since we did not have sophisticated tools like nail-cutter. Additionally, we had the lack proper electricity. And, Tetanus was staking the lives of Indian masses so, we can consider that this was the onset of the very superstition. Nevertheless, following these superstitions blindly can be deleterious for us.

Sometimes, superstitions have become so meaningful as Hindus prepare ‘Chutney’ in three flavors on Hindu New Year to welcome all the flavors of the oncoming year sour, sweet, and bitter. Eventually, we can say that superstitions are beneficial if we mull over their pros and cons as well as their meaning.

The world is dealing with multiple peculiar superstitions so, what’s your opinion about superstition, and yeah, are you superstitious or is it just an unworthy social norm for you?

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