a a superstition in india

8/6/2019 A a Superstition in India

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SUPERSTITION IN INDIA

Presented by :-Upasna Chhikara


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"Superstitions are habits rather than beliefs.

" -Marlene Dietrich


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The number 13


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Some groups are more prone to superstitious

beliefs than others. Miners, fishermen, and

gamblers all tend to be more superstitiousthan average; the success of all these

occupations tends to be more out of the

control of the individual.

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Superstitions can also be learned behaviors.Children who watch those around themperform superstitious actions like "knockingon wood" or not walking under ladders may

adopt these behaviors.

The true origins of certain superstitions canbe centuries old, having been passed downfrom generation to generation through suchan observational learning process.


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The broken mirrorwith its bad luck, the ladder, orthe black cat. How did all these items acquiresignificance in oursociety?

Why do you cross your fingers when awaiting theanswer to an uncertain situations?

In otherwords, if you cross your fingers hoping that

something will occur, and if in fact it does occur,you assume that its because youve crossed yourfingers.

SOMERELEVANTQUESTIONS:-


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The black cat


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A mirror broken


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EXAMPLES:-

Seeing an elephant when one is leaving for a journeyis considered lucky. This is because an elephantrepresents Lord Ganesha, the Indian God who is theharbinger of good luck and removes obstacles.

A guest is predicted if a crow starts crowing early inthe morning at ones rooftop.

Seeing a peacock on a journey is also consideredlucky, but hearing its shrill sound is bad.

Indians feel happy if a sparrow builds a nest in a newhouse 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.


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If one sneezes, it is not considered good to go out.

It is considered an ill-luck ifwe see a man with an emptypitcher or if a cat crosses ones way.

Seeing a one-eyed man early in the morning is

considered so bad that people think that they wont getany meals during the day.

If an owl is seen sitting on top of house, it is taken as asure 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.


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Shooting star


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The horseshoe


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Conclusion

Ifsomething goes right it becomes our luck.

Ifsomething goes wrong it becomes our bad

luck and we become superstitious.

To avoid this superstition we have to believe on

ourselves and not on these things because humanmake its own destiny by his/her hard work that they

do in their life.


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