Superstitions (Old Wives Tales)

WHAT IS SUPERSTITION?

-To believe in spite of evidence or without evidence.

-To account for one mystery by another.

-To believe that the world is governed by chance or caprice.

-To disregard the true relation between cause and effect.

-To put thought, intention and design back of nature.

-To believe that mind created and controls matter.

-To believe in force apart from substance, or in substance
apart from force.

-To believe in miracles, spells and charms, in dreams and
prophecies.

-To believe in the supernatural.

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Clay hamsa on a wall, believed to protect the inhabitants of the house from harm.

So are there any unusual, ridiculous, insane superstition/s you've heard of or passed on to you by your parents/grandparents that you believe to be true or just do out of tradition etc.?

~Kisses.

HTG