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    This document discusses superstitions in India. It explains that superstitions originate from outdated beliefs and are passed down through generations. Common Indian superstitions include seeing an elephant before a journey meaning good luck, hearing a peacock's call meaning bad luck, and killing a cat requiring offering a gold cat to a priest. The document provides several other examples of superstitions related to sneezing, empty pitchers, cats crossing paths, owls on houses, and feeding babies outside. It concludes that whether something goes right or wrong depends on one's own efforts, not superstitions.

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    This document discusses superstitions in India. It explains that superstitions originate from outdated beliefs and are passed down through generations. Common Indian superstitions include seeing an elephant before a journey meaning good luck, hearing a peacock's call meaning bad luck, and killing a cat requiring offering a gold cat to a priest. The document provides several other examples of superstitions related to sneezing, empty pitchers, cats crossing paths, owls on houses, and feeding babies outside. It concludes that whether something goes right or wrong depends on one's own efforts, not superstitions.

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    This document discusses superstitions in India. It explains that superstitions originate from outdated beliefs and are passed down through generations. Common Indian superstitions include seeing an elephant before a journey meaning good luck, hearing a peacock's call meaning bad luck, and killing a cat requiring offering a gold cat to a priest. The document provides several other examples of superstitions related to sneezing, empty pitchers, cats crossing paths, owls on houses, and feeding babies outside. It concludes that whether something goes right or wrong depends on one's own efforts, not superstitions.

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    SUPERSTITION

    IN INDIA
    PRESENTED BY
    SOAIB AHMED KHAN
    PUJA THORAT
    SUKESH SINGH
    VINAY KUMAR
    PARUL
    "Superstitions are habits rather than
    beliefs."
    The origin of “superstitions”
     The term superstition is thought to derive from the
    Latin superstitio, meaning "to stand over in awe.“

     The term is also related to the Latin word superstes


    ("outliving" or "surviving"), and in this sense refers to
    the remains of ideas and beliefs that continued long
    after their original meaning had been forgotten.

     For this reason superstitions are often considered


    relics of outmoded ways of thinking.
     Superstitions are often passed down through
    generations; often, the origin of a superstition is
    lost to history.
     A superstition is the irrational belief that future
    events can be influenced or foretold by specific,
    unrelated behaviors or occurrences. The earliest
    superstitions were created as a way to deal with
    ignorance and fear of the unknown.
     Superstitious beliefs are more common among
    certain groups of people than others, and vary
    from culture to culture:
    For example, the number thirteen is considered by many in
    western society to be inherently unlucky whereas in Japan the
    number four is often considered unlucky.
     Some groups are more prone to superstitious
    beliefs than others. Miners, fishermen, and
    gamblers all tend to be more superstitious
    than average; the success of all these occupations
    tends to be more out of the control of the individual.
     Superstitions can also be learned behaviors. Children
    who watch those around them perform superstitious
    actions like "knocking on wood" or not walking under
    ladders may adopt these behaviors.
     The true origins of certain superstitions can be
    centuries old, having been passed down from
    generation to generation through such an
    observational learning process.
     The broken mirror with its bad luck, the ladder, or
    the black cat. How did all these items acquire
    significance in our society?
     Why do you cross your fingers when awaiting the
    answer to an uncertain situations?
     In other words, if you cross your fingers hoping that
    something will occur, and if in fact it does occur,
    you assume that it’s because you’ve crossed your
    fingers.
    EXAMPLES:-
    For instance,
     Seeing an elephant when one is leaving for a
    journey is considered lucky. This is because an
    elephant represents Lord Ganesha, the Indian God
    who is the harbinger of good luck and removes
    obstacles.
     A guest is predicted if a crow starts crowing early in
    the morning at one’s rooftop.
     Seeing a peacock on a journey is also considered
    lucky, but hearing its shrill sound is bad.
     Indians feel happy if a sparrow builds a nest in a
    new house because it signals good fortune.
     A very old belief is that if you kill a cat, you have to
    offer one in gold to a priest.
     If one sneezes, it is not considered good to go out.
     It is considered an ill-luck if we see a man with an empty
    pitcher or if a cat crosses one’s way.
     Seeing a one-eyed man early in the morning is
    considered so bad that people think that they won’t get
    any meals during the day.
     If an owl is seen sitting on top of house, it is taken as a
    sure sign of coming ruin and destruction to the family of
    that house.
     It is said that the small babies should not be fed outside,
    under the open sky, their food should always be given in
    covered places.
    The number 13
    SHOOTING STAR
    A mirror broken
    The black cat.
    The horseshoe
    Conclusion
     If something go right its become our luck
     If something go wrong its become bad luck
    for us and we become superstitious

    To avoid this superstition we have to believe on


    ourself not on these things because human make its
    own destiny by his/her hard work that they do in their
    life.

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