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One theory (Kristina Palacio) [6] [7] explains usog in terms of child distress that leads to greater susceptibility to illness and diseases. There are observations that a stranger (or a newcomer or even a visiting relative) especially someone with a strong personality (physically big, boisterous, has strong smell, domineering, etc.) may easily distress a child.
Pages in category "Superstitions of the Americas" ... Witchcraft in North America This page was last edited on 13 April 2024, at 03:16 (UTC). Text ...
Saliva traditionally was supposed to have demon-banishing powers and, in various cultural traditions, spitting three times over someone's head or shoulder is a gesture to ward off evil spirits. A similar-sounding expression for verbal spitting occurs in modern Hebrew as "Tfu, tfu" (here, only twice), which some say that Hebrew-speakers borrowed ...
5. Noodles portend a long life. In a tradition that dates back to the Han dynasty, birthdays, anniversaries, and Chinese New Year celebrations call for eating longevity noodles for good luck ...
A superstition is "a belief or practice resulting from ignorance, fear of the unknown, trust in magic or chance, ...
The tradition eventually made it to America, finding its way in comic strips before being made into “Sadie Hawkins Day.” Anyone who’s born on 29 February, leap day, was said to be unlucky in ...
Superstitions of the United States. Subcategories. This category has only the following subcategory. W. American people executed for witchcraft (1 C, 6 P)
Breaking a mirror is said to bring seven years of bad luck [1]; A bird or flock of birds going from left to right () [citation needed]Certain numbers: The number 4.Fear of the number 4 is known as tetraphobia; in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean languages, the number sounds like the word for "death".