2. What is solar eclipses? Explain about the superstitions in India related to it.
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A solar eclipse occurs when a portion of the Earth is engulfed in a shadow cast by the Moon which fully or partially blocks sunlight. This occurs when the Sun, Moon and Earth are aligned.
A solar eclipse happens when the moon gets in the way of the sun's light and casts its shadow on Earth. That means during the day, the moon moves over the sun and it gets dark. ... This total eclipse happens about every year and a half somewhere on Earth.
myth or superstition releted to it
1} Some people also believe that eclipses will poison any food that is prepared during the event. Scientists in Kerala, which are witnessing the eclipse in Chervathur, say it is perfectly safe to eat, drink and carry out daily activities during the eclipse. The only danger is when one views it with naked eyes.
2] Another belief, and a classic one, is that eclipses are harbingers of something very bad that is about to happen. The scientists say this is what the psychologists call Confirmation Bias - that we tend to remember all the occasions when two things happened together, but forget all of the other times when they did not.
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