Superstitions in Muslim societies Superstition in Judaism Sailors' superstitions Sports-related curses Theatrical superstitions Number of the Beast 11:11 4 Four-leaf...
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power on part of the compiler of the dictionary. Richard Webster's The Encyclopedia of Superstitions points out that many superstitions have connections...
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vary from one person to another or from one culture to another. Common superstitions in India today include a black cat crossing the road being bad luck...
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Sailors' superstitions are superstitions particular to sailors or mariners, and which traditionally have been common around the world. Some of these beliefs...
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Japanese superstitions are rooted in the culture and history of Japan and the Japanese people. Some Japanese superstitions are meant to teach lessons...
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Theatrical superstitions are superstitions particular to actors or the theatre. William Shakespeare's play Macbeth is said to be cursed, so actors avoid...
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side up List of lucky symbols Bad luck (disambiguation) Theatrical superstitions Faux pas derived from Chinese pronunciation Sailors' superstitions#Bad luck...
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Superstition in Russia covers the superstitions and folk rituals of the Russian community. Many of these traditions are staples of everyday life, and some...
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Turkey is a country full of many traditions, its superstitions not being far behind. The superstitions are believed to be based on myths, legends, fables...
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Taiwanese superstitions are widely believed among the Taiwanese population as these superstitions stem from legends, folklore, traditions, customs that...
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Baseball superstition List of superstitions Russian traditions and superstitions Theatrical superstitions All pages with titles containing Superstition This...
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Black cat (category Industrial Workers of the World culture)
all-black Ragamuffin would be allowed under the breed standard. The superstitions surrounding black cats vary from culture to culture, and black cats...
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Project. Retrieved 26 March 2021. Escalona, Katrina (31 July 2017). "9 Superstitions Many Filipinos Still Believe". Culture Trip. Retrieved 26 March 2021...
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Oliver (2010). Black Cats & 4-leaf Clovers: The Origins of Old Wives' Tales and Superstitions in Our Everyday Lives (reprint ed.). Penguin. ISBN 9781101442814...
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possession of a white disposable cigarette lighter, leading such items to become associated with bad fortune. The myth is primarily based on the deaths of Jimi...
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belief system of Korean shamanism. Some Korean superstitions are similar to Chinese or Japanese superstitions. Many Korean superstitions are related to...
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Encyclopedia of Superstitions Louisiana folklore miscellany, vol. 5 Harry Collis, 101 American superstitions Phillip W. Steele, Ozark tales and superstitions...
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common superstitions with other European countries surrounding it, especially around the Balkan area. However, Serbia also has national superstitions that...
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Luck (category Articles with Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy links)
property, or due to the lifelong favor of a god or goddess in a monotheistic or polytheistic religion. Many superstitions are related to luck, though these...
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(also jynx), in popular superstition and folklore, is a curse or the attribute of attracting bad or negative luck. Examples of "jinxing" in the 21st-century...
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Maneki-neko (category Superstitions of Japan)
Ever after, the "beckoning cat" has been a symbol of good luck for small business owners. Superstitions about the maneki-neko include it being able to "beckon...
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11:11 (numerology) (category Superstitions about numbers)
September 2009. Retrieved 5 October 2009. On his web site, Uri Geller has a list of things he connects with the number 11. He believes this number to be all-important...
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Break a leg (category Superstitions)
racing, though in the very middle of a paragraph that goes on to discuss the theatre and theatrical superstitions. Perhaps the earliest published example...
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Daayan Madam Koi Koi Siren (mythology) Pichal Peri List of ghosts List of superstitions in India Superstition in India Ghosts in Bengali culture Pontianak (folklore)...
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Miasma theory (redirect from Night Air (Superstition))
theory of disease: specific germs, not miasma, caused specific diseases. However, cultural beliefs about getting rid of odor made the clean-up of waste...
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ISBN 9004042954. OCLC 600653239. Webster, Richard (2008). The Encyclopedia of Superstitions. Llewellyn Worldwide. ISBN 978-0-7387-1277-2. OCLC 173748226. Welch...
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Icelandic magical staves (category Culture of Iceland)
related to Icelandic magical staves at Wikimedia Commons List of the staves at the Museum of Icelandic Sorcery and Witchcraft Galdrastafir: Icelandic...
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Taboo (redirect from List of taboos)
taboo, also spelled tabu, is a social group's ban, prohibition, or avoidance of something (usually an utterance or behavior) based on the group's sense that...
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Werewolf Delusion. p. 256. ISBN 978-0-448-23170-9. "A SURVEY OF OROMO POPULAR SUPERSTITIONS WITH REFERENCE TO SELECTED DISTRICTS IN BALE ZONE" (PDF). 22...
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Nazar (amulet) (redirect from Nazar (superstition))
common in Hindu culture.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) Fallon, S.W. (1879). A New Hindustani-English Dictionary, p.1164....
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