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Showing posts with label superstitions. Show all posts
Showing posts with label superstitions. Show all posts

Wednesday, April 28, 2021

Society and Culture: Superstitions About Death

You are probably thinking that death is a morbid topic. For some, it might be. For others, death is just an everyday part of living. They accept that it comes to us all and there’s nothing morbid about it. It’s not to be dreaded. It is the gateway or entrance to another life. Still, others have a real fear or fears about death. Many of the fears are grounded in superstitions or superstitious beliefs. Whether or not you believe, the content written on the topic of Superstitions About Death makes for very interesting reading.

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  • So Sad That Such a Beautiful Creature was Tortured and Killed





  • East, West, North, South? Who Can Hide From the Wind?





  • I Can See How the Smell of Baked Bread Could Be Distracting





  • Fortunately I Hardly Ever See Crows. I See Lots of Doves and Pigeons. YAY!





  • Very Interesting Superstitions About the Eyes of the Dead, Birds, Thunder, Etc.





  • Don’t Breathe When You Pass a Cemetery. (Really?)
  • 1. Birds Are Bad Omens 
  • 2. Celebrities Die in Threes 
  • 3. Pregnant Women Should Avoid Funerals 
  • 4. Hold Your Breath When Passing a Cemetery 
  • 5. Three on a Match Is Bad Luck 
  • 5 More Superstitions … continue reading




  • The Soul of the Departed Should Take a Bath (??????)





  • Don’t Send Christmas Cards the Year After a Death in the Family …





  • Three Soldiers Should Not Light a Cigarette From the Same Match

Three Soldiers Should Not Light a Cigarette From the Same Match?  Instead of warning soldiers about the dangers of cigarette smoking you warn them about a match?  Some "marketer" came up with a way to sell extra boxes of matches.  It's sad that soldiers must accept the fact that death could happen in an instant.  That psychological weight should not have an additional burden added to it such as an unfounded superstition.



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Wednesday, October 28, 2020

Holidays and Celebrations : Intro to Halloween Superstitions ~ Happy Halloween!

Halloween superstitions?
For me, many of them were incredibly unbelievable or simply unexplainable.


But the holiday itself has always been fun. Designed to scare ya! Not terrifying heart-stopping scary. Fun scary! The celebration is loaded with superstitious beliefs that have been passed down from generation to generation. Some clouded in gloom and doom. Some harbingers of good fortune and good things to come. Halloween has from bats and black cats to ghosts and spirits to spiders and trick or treat.  Here is a link to a quick study!

A Brief Introduction to Halloween Superstitions





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Get into the spirit of the Halloween holiday!!









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