Most Interesting Thing About Superstitions
Through researching my topic I have come to learn some unusual superstitious beliefs and practices but I also learned that every practice fits the time period they were created. For example during the Black Plague in Europe there came a saying "If you have a piece of bacon your harvest will thrive, especially if the meat was stolen." I found the origins of superstitions interesting. A lot came from writings in the Bible or Greek philosophy. But also some things like "If you step on a crack you will break your mother's back" came from experiences or hardships that the people of the time when through. A lot of superstitions arose from religion and their need to keep away the devil or evil spirits.
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Allie, Thank you for your
Allie,
Thank you for your post. This sounds like a very interesting topic. I was wondering about the stepping on a crack one. Do you think that coincedentally that actually happened or someone just made it up? Hahaha. But things like black cats, stepping under a ladder, and broken mirrors are all the typical superstions and I don't know if you have researched them but it might also be interesting to find some of their origins. I did not know that many superstions have root in the Bible and Greek philosophy so it could be interesting to talk about that as well. Are there any extremely odd superstions that you had never heard of?
This sounds like a great paper. Keep up the good work!
Mary